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visual artists: the film Land Art and video films Nauman. Unlike the Becht collection, this Richard Long piece in the wood) collecting
by for example Jan van Munster. assemblage is constantly being polished : only has become almost a raison d'être. The
Lastly there is the collection of Martin and the best-loved pieces remain. Thus there are totality of the collections, the relationships
Mia Visser in Bergeyk, who live in a Rietveld only a small number of Manzonis and Christos between the various pieces, is of the utmost
house from the mid-fifties, with an extension left (of almost everything they bought between importance to them. A lapse of tension in this
built by architect Aldo van Eyck some years ago. 1959 and 1966). The Vissers are at present totality often makes them decide to sell a work
The Vissers have been collecting for many purchasing more and more minimal art, and (the collection has been almost entirely
years : in 1945 they were the first to buy Cobra works by artists like Richard Long and Gilbert renewed twice: the art had been consumed).
works, of which they acquired a large number in and George. Contacts with the artists and with With a view to solving the accommodation
a few years. Meanwhile the work of Martin's the galleries where their favourite artists hold problem posed by the larger pieces in the
brother Carel Visser came into their home — exhibitions are very important to them; collection, Martin and Mia Visser bought an
sculptures, drawings, woodcuts — and small artists from the USA, France, Germany, industrial shed in Bergeyk. 111
paintings and drawings by Martin's father, the England and Belgium are often invited to stay GEERT VAN BEIJEREN
Sunday painter Arie Visser. After moving from in their home. They particularly admire the
Amsterdam (where their contacts with Cobra work of Panamarenko and Buren, as is 'See Museumjournaal 1968,13/2, p. 58. This issue of
lay) to Bergeyk (on the border with Belgium just demonstrated by various recent acquisitions. the Dutch art journal is devoted to several private
collections, with summaries in English. Address :
south of Eindhoven) the Cobra works were The different works by Richard Long have a
Museumjournaal, c/o Rijksmuseum Vincent van
provisionally stored, as the Vissers did not prominent place in this collection. For the Gogh, Paulus Potterstraat, Amsterdam.
think they would fit in with the new house and latest Long addition they bought a piece of 'De Pottenkijker, Museum for Ceramics,
De Wittenkade 99, Amsterdam.
surroundings. Practically all the works from that land in the woods not far from their home.
'See 'The Sanders Collection in Schiedam' by
period were eventually sold, and they did not Together with Long they bought slate in A. M. Hammacher, in Apollo, Nov. 1968, Vol.
buy any art for several years, until an Germany (after an unsuccessful search in LXXX, No. 33, pp. 402—5.
4Utrechtse Kring, Neudeflat, Utrecht — March 5-26,
exhibition in Rotterdam (Kunstkring 1958) Belgium) with which Long subsequently made
1972. In the catalogue interviews with Herman van
where they saw works by Manzoni. They a sculpture in the wood — one of the highlights Eelen and Martin Visser.
bought their first piece of Manzoni in 1959 for of his oeuvre.? Their house nearly always 'See 'Gilbert and George' by M. Moynihan, in
Studio International, May 1970, Vol. 179 No. 922,
Hfl too, a few years later another two contains various works by Daniel Buren, Hanne
p. 196 (illustration). Original : Collection Van Eelen,
were purchased, and then still more. By Darboven, Christo, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt Amsterdam. In the same issue: Sculpture for
Christmas 1962 they owned twelve Manzonis. (who made a beautiful mural drawing in one of Studio International (Censored Version), pp. 220-1.
Original: Collection Martin and Mia Visser,
After trips to Milan and Rome they the smaller rooms), Robert Morris, Dan
Bergeyk.
acquired works by Castellani and Fontana, and Flavin, Gilbert and Georges, Jan Dibbets, 6'Three Blind Mice' — the collections Visser,
then also by Arman, Christo, Raysse. Around Don Judd, Bruce Nauman, drawings by Peeters, Becht. Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum,
Eindhoven, 6 April-19 May 1968. With many
1967 they purchased works by Carl Andre, Walter de Maria and graphic work by Marcel
illustrations of the Visser and Becht collections.
Flavin, Robert Morris, and Sol LeWitt. Broodthaers. For the Vissers (who have built up 'Richard Long's text for Sculpture, 1972:
In recent years most of the new realist works in a separate collection of mostly larger and more I see a lake as a field
A field as an island
their collection have been sold: they were expensive pieces together with Martin's brother
An island as a wood
replaced by Buren, Hanne Darboven, Bruce Geertjan Visser in Antwerp, co-owner of the A wood as a lake.

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18 Daan van Golden
One Painting 1964
19 Ger van Elk
Self portrait behind a wooden fence 5969
20 Lex Wechgelaar
Project modern ruin, a monument for
contemporary building 1970
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21 Carl Andre
Aluminium Piece, 21 units 1967
22 Hanne Darboven
Drawing 1968
23 Christo
Sculpture 1968
24 Fernandez Arman
Petit Argus 1961
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