Piet Mondrian’s "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow"

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Piet Mondrian’s "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow" is a seminal abstract painting that exemplifies De Stijl principles through its grid of black lines and primary-colored rectangles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf De Stijl artwork ⓘ
abstract painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
approximateInception 1930 ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance icon of De Stijl movement ⓘ
influential in modern design and architecture ⓘ
seminal work of geometric abstraction ⓘ
artist Piet Mondrian ⓘ
artStyle geometric abstraction ⓘ
neoplasticism ⓘ
colorScheme non-colors black and white ⓘ
primary colors ⓘ
compositionFeature asymmetrical balance ⓘ
grid of perpendicular black lines ⓘ
rectangular color fields ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Netherlands ⓘ
creator Piet Mondrian ⓘ
creatorNationality Dutch ⓘ
depicts non-representational geometric forms ⓘ
format rectangular ⓘ
genre abstract art ⓘ
inCollection Kunsthaus Zürich ⓘ
influencedBy De Stijl theory ⓘ
linked to: Neoplasticism

neoplasticism principles ⓘ
intendedEffect balance between color and line ⓘ
expression of universal harmony ⓘ
location Kunsthaus Zürich ⓘ
medium oil paint ⓘ
movement De Stijl ⓘ
orientation portrait ⓘ
period Mondrian’s mature neoplastic period ⓘ
principle avoidance of diagonals and curves ⓘ
non-representational abstraction ⓘ
reduction to essentials of form and color ⓘ
use of straight lines only ⓘ
relatedMovementFigure Gerrit Rietveld ⓘ
Theo van Doesburg ⓘ
relatedWorkByArtist Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow ⓘ
Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red ⓘ
subjectMatter non-objective composition ⓘ
pure abstraction ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
usesColor black ⓘ
blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
usesLine black horizontal lines ⓘ
black vertical lines ⓘ

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Kimball Art Museum → hasCollectionItem → Piet Mondrian’s "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow" ⓘ
Mondrian dress → inspiredByWork → Piet Mondrian’s abstract grid paintings ⓘ
linked to: Piet Mondrian’s "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow"