Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue by Piet Mondrian, 1927. oil on canvas. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue · Piet Mondrian · 1927 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue

Piet Mondrian

Year
1927
Medium
oil on canvas
License
Public Domain

Mondrian’s ‘Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue’ was painted in 1927. It is oil on canvas. The painting is held by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Mondrian used primary colors and geometric forms. The canvas is divided into rectangles by black lines.

The work reflects Mondrian’s commitment to Neoplasticism. He aimed for universal beauty using simple geometric elements.

Mondrian co-founded the De Stijl movement. His work evolved towards abstraction, focusing on primary colors and forms.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.215