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New York City 2 [unfinished, formerly New York City III]
1941 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
About this artwork
This artwork is an abstract composition featuring a grid of horizontal and vertical lines in red, yellow, black, blue, and off-white on a light background. It is notable for its use of adhesive tape strips, some of which appear to be left unpainted, suggesting an unfinished state and offering insight into Mondrian's artistic process.
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Piet Mondrian's "New York City" series, to which this work belongs, reflects his fascination with the rhythmic energy and grid-like structure of New York City and its jazz music. The visible strips of colored tape, rather than just paint, are a distinctive feature of this particular series, showing Mondrian's experimental approach and how he meticulously worked out his compositions. This piece, explicitly noted as "unfinished," provides a unique glimpse into his working methods, a departure from the perfectly clean lines often associated with his finished De Stijl works.
![New York City 2 [unfinished, formerly New York City III]](https://cdn.wall-art-frame.com/thumbnails/300/2d380654-c8ec-4f91-b100-eb08b74183d6_300.webp)
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New York City 2 [unfinished, formerly New York City III]
Piet Mondrian, 1941
