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The Dutch painter Piet Mondrian left an unmistakable mark on the world of art -- which is why a city in his homeland is paying him tribute. Mark Phillips takes us on a walking tour: Walk along any ...
When he painted “Broadway Boogie Woogie” in 1942-1943, Mondrian (1872-1944) had been living in New York City for just over two years. The Dutch artist was in his early 70s. Like many other ...
That’s enough to make art snobs flip. A famous abstract painting by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been hanging upside down in museums for more than 75 years — after it was first displayed ...
These passions belie the popular image of Mondrian, whose 150th anniversary is celebrated this year, as “an isolated artist, almost like a monk in a cellar excluded from society,” says Benno ...
11 still fresh, The Chronicle published my reflections on a painting by Piet Mondrian that the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art owns and displays. The painting having been made in wartime during ...
One of Piet Mondrian’s iconic Modernist paintings may have been hanging upside down for decade, according to research from an art historian — but the piece of art isn’t going to be turned ...
"New York City 1" by Piet Mondrian has been displayed with the lines thickening at the bottom for 75 years. An art historian told The Guardian that the thickening lines should actually be at the top.