Chrysanthemum

Mondrian’s ‘Chrysanthemum’ spans from 1906 to 1942. A single flower, painted in oil on canvas. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting measures 39.3 cm by 29.8 cm. It was executed during a period when Mondrian was transitioning from figurative to abstract art.

The piece was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1958. It reflects Mondrian’s evolving artistic vocabulary.

Piet Mondrian lived from 1872 to 1944. He moved from the Netherlands to Paris, London, and New York, refining his abstract style.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.38