Artwork
Composition in colour A
Composition in colour A is an oil painting by the De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian. It dates from 1917 and is held in the collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum.
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Overview
Composition in colour A is a 1917 abstract oil painting by Piet Mondrian, a Dutch artist and theorist associated with the De Stijl movement.
Subject & Meaning
The painting reflects Mondrian's search for universal aesthetic values through simplified forms, distilling compositions into geometric elements.
Technique & Style
The work features a grid of colored squares on a white background, with varying sizes and overlapping arrangements, creating a simple yet bold visual effect through red, blue, orange, and black colors.
History & Provenance
The painting is held in the collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum.
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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.
