Netherlands / 1927
Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue as painting (Netherlands · 1927).
The small strip of wood around the outside of the canvas, painted the same gray as the canvas surface, is Mondrian’s original frame for the painting.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944).
The museum's collection notes: During the 1910s, Piet Mondrian’s art progressed from Cubism to an increasingly abstract style based on the form of a grid. He completely abandoned the representation of natural appearances, limiting himself to horizontal and vertical rectangles and three primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) along with black and white. Intensely intellectual and deeply philosophical, Mondrian believed that following the devastation of World War I, such abstract compositions could contribute to a more harmonious society by communicating in a universal, visual language.
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