Composition in Black and White with Blue Square, 1937
1937
About this artwork
This painting features a precise grid of thick black lines on a white background, with a single blue rectangular plane in the lower right corner, characteristic of Mondrian's mature De Stijl works.
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Piet Mondrian, a pioneer of abstract art, developed his unique style, Neoplasticism, as a quest for universal beauty and harmony. His meticulously balanced compositions, often featuring only primary colors and orthogonal lines, aimed to convey a sense of spiritual order amidst the chaos of the modern world. Mondrian notably sought to eliminate any hint of naturalistic representation, believing that pure abstraction could reveal fundamental truths about existence.
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Composition in Black and White with Blue Square, 1937
Piet Mondrian, 1937