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  1. Piet Mondrian

    Piet Mondrian

    Dutch painter
  2. Born
    Mar 7, 1872
    Amersfoort
    Died
    Feb 1, 1944
    New York City
    Paintings
    Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow
    1930
    Broadway Boogie Woogie
    1942
    Evening; Red Tree
    1909
    Overview

    Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan , known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian (/piːt ˈmɒndriɑːn/, US also /- ˈmɔːn-/; Dutch: [pit ˈmɔndrijɑn]), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th cen… See more

    Life

    Mondrian was born in Amersfoort, province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, the second of his parents' children. He was descended from Christian Dirkzoon Monderyan who lived in The Hague as early as 1670. The family move… See more

    Mondrian's flowers

    While Mondrian's theories of abstraction have been his enduring legacy, he was also a painter of flowers. He began to paint flowers at the turn of the century, creating portraits of individual blooms that blended his strict arti… See more

    Personality

    In a review of a 2024 biography of Mondrian, The New York Times book critic Dwight Garner described him as a "deeply eccentric man" who "lived like an ambassador from the kingdom of ridiculous n… See more

  1. Piet Mondrian | Biography, Paintings, Style, & Facts | Britannica

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  2. Piet Mondrian Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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    Piet Mondrian, one of the founders of the Dutch modern movement De Stijl, is recognized for the purity of his abstractions and methodical practice by which he arrived at them.

    • Nationality: Dutch
    • Born: Mar 7, 1872
    • Place Of Birth: Amersfoort, The Netherlands
    • Died: Feb 1, 1944
  3. Piet Mondrian Paintings - The Top 15 Works

    Mar 11, 2024 · Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944) was a Dutch painter and one of the most influential figures in the development of abstract art in the early 20th …

  4. Piet Mondrian - 126 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org

    Learn about Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter and theoretician who was one of the …

    • Nationality: Dutch
    • Born: Mar 7, 1872
    • Place Of Birth: Amersfoort, Netherlands
    • Died: Feb 1, 1944
  5. Piet Mondrian - MoMA

    For Piet Mondrian, abstract painting was the means of achieving an equilibrium between the “concrete” (the tangible and specific aspects of reality perceived by …

  6. Piet Mondrian - The Art Institute of Chicago

    Piet Mondrian pioneered abstract painting in Amsterdam in the early 20th century. Breaking from standards of figurative realism, he began using the modernist building blocks of pure form and color …

  7. Piet Mondrian

    Learn about the life and work of Piet Mondrian, a pioneer of abstract art and the founder of the De Stijl movement. Explore his paintings, quotes, influences, and …

  8. Piet Mondrian — Google Arts & Culture

    Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, after 1906 Piet Mondrian, was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.

  9. Piet Mondrian: 10 things to know about the pioneering modernist

    Mar 12, 2025 · The Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian founded the De Stijl movement and created some of the 20th century's most …