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Piet Cornelis Mondrian

Piet Cornelis Mondrian (1872 - 1944) was active/lived in New York / Netherlands, France, Holland.  Piet Mondrian is known for Abstract, non-objective and grid painting.

Photo by Arnold Newman copyright of Newman's estate.

A painter born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan in the Netherlands, he was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement led by Theo van Doesburg and committed to abstraction and non-objective painting focused on geometric lines and the three primary colors.  Ever underlying his work was a constant quest for spiritual truth.

He spent much of his career in Paris and also had a residency in New York City where he died of pneumonia at age 71.  He was raised in a family strictly committed to Protestantism.   His father taught drawing at a private school and his uncle, Fritz Mondriaan, was a known painter who influenced and encouraged the interests of his nephew.  In 1912, he changed the spelling of his name to Mondrian to signify his departure from the artistic influences of his Dutch culture.

In 1892, Mondrian entered the Academy for Fine Art in Amsterdam.  Like his father, he taught in primary school, but also pursued painting   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6112 characters.]  Artist bio

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