Artwork
Tableau No. I
Tableau No. I is an oil painting by the De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian. It dates from 1925 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthaus Zürich. Tableau No.
About this work
Overview
Tableau No. I is a 1925 oil painting by Piet Mondrian, characteristic of his abstract style. The square composition is divided by intersecting black lines into sections of white, gray, and yellow.
Subject & Meaning
The work embodies Mondrian's pursuit of universal aesthetics through simplicity and order, reflecting his utopian approach to art. By stripping away representational elements, Mondrian aimed to reveal underlying harmonies.
Technique & Style
Mondrian employed a grid-based composition, using black lines to separate areas of color. The painting's simplicity and use of basic shapes and colors are hallmarks of the De Stijl movement, which Mondrian was associated with.
History & Provenance
Created in 1925, Tableau No. I is now part of the Kunsthaus Zürich collection.
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.
