Tableau no. 2 / Composition no. V
1914 Museum of Modern Art
About this artwork
This abstract oil painting features a complex grid of variously sized rectangular and square blocks, rendered in muted shades of yellow, pink, grey, and blue. The composition is structured by thick, dark lines that delineate the boundaries of each color block.
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Piet Mondrian's journey into pure abstraction culminated in the De Stijl movement, but works like 'Tableau no. 2 / Composition no. V' from 1914 show his crucial transition. Having returned to Paris from the Netherlands, Mondrian was deeply engaged with Cubism, and this piece demonstrates his radical simplification of form and color, moving towards the distinct geometric language that would define his later iconic works.
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Tableau no. 2 / Composition no. V
Piet Mondrian, 1914
