Composition with red, yellow, and blue
1927 Kröller-Müller Museum
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting exemplifies Mondrian's Neoplasticism, characterized by a grid of black lines and blocks of primary colors and non-colors. It represents his quest for universal harmony through pure geometric abstraction.
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Piet Mondrian, a pioneer of abstract art, sought to express universal truths through the radical simplification of forms and colors. His De Stijl movement, meaning 'The Style,' aimed to create a new aesthetic language for a harmonious and ordered world, influencing not just painting but also architecture and design. Mondrian believed that by reducing art to its most basic elements – primary colors and geometric forms – he could achieve a universal aesthetic that transcended individual emotion.
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Composition with red, yellow, and blue
Piet Mondrian, 1927
