"This book is published with the aim of making Adriaan van de Vijsel's horoscope readings for Piet Mondrian accessible to an English-speaking audience. It was commissioned by Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam and realized in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) who have granted the rights to reproduce the manuscript for this publication. This marks the first collaboration between these two institutions"--Page 7.
Contents:
Manuscript : Piet Mondrian's horoscope (extended version). Kocku von Stuckrad -- "I'm the same just a bit more balanced, if I don't deceive myself" : a biographical sketch of Piet Mondrian in the period 1909-12, based on letters sent to Aletta de Iongh / Wietse Coppes -- Adriaan van de Vijsel's reading of Piet Mondrian's horoscope : some observations / Kocku von Stuckrad -- Transcript of Piet Mondrian's horoscope (summary version) -- Transcript of Piet Mondrian's horoscope (extended version) -- Manuscript : Piet Mondrian's horoscope (summary version) -- Manuscript : Piet Mondrian's horoscope (extended version).
Summary:
In 1911, shortly before Piet Mondrian moved from Amsterdam to Paris, he had his horoscope chart drawn and interpreted by astrologer Adriaan van de Vijsel. Mondrian would carry the documents with him until his death in New York in 1944. The Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD) in The Hague acquired the horoscope in 2012. Artist Willem de Rooij's personal interest in astrology inspired the idea to make Mondrian's horoscope and the associated readings accessible to a wider audience. This volume comprises its facsimile, transcription, and English translation, with a biographical sketch by Wietse Coppes and observations about the horoscope by Kocku von Stuckrad.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.