View of the Schinkel neighborhood by Piet Mondrian
Landscape with willows on the Gein by Piet Mondrian
Composition with Color Planes 5 by Piet Mondrian
Willow Grove: Impression of Light and Shadow by Piet Mondrian
Farm in Duivendrecht at evening by Piet Mondrian
Farm Setting, Four Tall Trees in the Foreground I by Piet Mondrian
By the Sea by Piet Mondrian
Chrysanthemum by Piet Mondrian
Composition in Color B by Piet Mondrian
Composition: Light Color Planes with Grey Lines by Piet Mondrian
Compositie met raster 6: ruit, compositie met kleuren by Piet Mondrian
Composition with red, yellow, and blue by Piet Mondrian

Where to See Piet Mondrian

28 museums worldwide

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About Piet Mondrian

Dutch · 1872–1944 · Modernism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism

reducing painting to primary colours and black lines while dancing the Charleston in Paris jazz clubs and secretly painting flowers to pay the rent

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Piet Mondrian's works are held in 28 museums worldwide, including Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Sidney Janis Gallery, and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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🇫🇷 France

1 museum

🇩🇪 Germany

3 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

8 museums

🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 museums

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 museum

🇺🇸 United States

11 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Piet Mondrian inspired by?
    Piet Mondrian was fascinated by theosophy, a religious philosophy that advocates a spiritual reality beyond the physical world. He shared utopian views on freeing paintings from the constraints of the material world with Kazimir Malevich.
  • How did Piet Mondrian make his art?
    Mondrian's rigorously abstract style looks extremely simple. He was one of the greatest and certainly most single-minded exponents of abstract art.
  • Was Piet Mondrian bauhaus?
    Max Beckmann studied art with Carl Frithjof Smith at Grossherzogliche Kunstschule in Weimar. Mondrian was a member of the Dutch[7] De Stijl movement from its inception in 1917[7].
  • Did Piet Mondrian use a ruler?
    His rigorously abstract style looks extremely simple. In painting the straight line is certainly the most precise and appropriate means to express free rhythm.
  • Is Piet Mondrian abstract art?
    Piet Mondrian was a pioneer of purely abstract art. He developed completely new methods in the field.
  • Was Piet Mondrian an abstract artist?
    Piet Mondrian was a pioneer of purely abstract art. He developed completely new methods.
  • When did Piet Mondrian live?
    Piet Mondrian lived from 1872[7] to 1944[7]. He was born in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
  • What is Piet Mondrian best known for?
    Piet Mondrian is known as a pioneer of purely abstract art. He developed completely new methods.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Piet Mondrian's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Allen Memorial Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Van Abbemuseum Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Piet Mondrian Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Susie Hodge, Art Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  9. [9] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book Dorling Kindersley, Artists: Inspiring Stories of the World's Most Creative Minds Used for: stylistic analysis.
  11. [11] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  12. [12] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  13. [13] book guggenheim-moder00artg Used for: biography.
  14. [14] book guggenheim-museum00solo Used for: biography.
  15. [15] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
  16. [16] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
  17. [17] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
  18. [18] book Anfam, David A;Callen, Anthea. Techniques of the impressionists, Techniques of the great masters of art Used for: biography.
  19. [19] book Carol Strickland and John Boswell, The Annotated Mona Lisa _ba crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern _cCarol Strickland and John Boswell Used for: biography.
  20. [20] book Carol Strickland and John Boswell, The Annotated Mona Lisa _ba crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern _cCarol Strickland and John Boswell_1 Used for: biography.

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