Artwork
Composition with Blue, Yellow, and Red

Composition with Blue, Yellow, and Red is an oil painting by the De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian. It dates from 1927 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Overview
Composition with Blue, Yellow, and Red is a 1927 oil painting by Piet Mondrian, a Dutch artist and theorist associated with the De Stijl movement.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features geometric shapes and primary colors, reflecting Mondrian's pursuit of universal aesthetic principles through reduced visual elements.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by large, flat areas of color divided by thick black lines, creating a grid-like composition with sharp, precise edges.
History & Provenance
The painting is part of the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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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.

















