Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an oil painting by the De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian. It dates from 1920 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Piet Mondrian's 1920 painting, Untitled, is an oil on canvas work characteristic of the De Stijl movement. It exemplifies Mondrian's evolving style, marked by geometric abstraction and a focus on essential elements.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features a grid of black lines dividing the canvas into rectangular sections, filled with primary colors and a dark square. This composition reflects Mondrian's pursuit of universal aesthetic values through simplified geometric forms.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil on canvas, with visible brushstrokes, particularly in the red and yellow areas. The colors are applied in flat, unmixed sections, creating a sense of order and stability, disrupted by the dark square in the lower right corner.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch:; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian (, US also; Dutch: ), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician, who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
