Dutch1872–1944
Piet Mondrian
A Dutch painter who began with landscapes in the Hague School manner and ended with grids of black lines and primary colours, among the purest abstract paintings ever made.
A life in paintings
- 1872Born
- 1900
- 1908Was influenced by Jan TooropDomburg
Toorop drew Mondrian's attention to the Zeeland resort of Domburg, and his Domburg canvases at the 1908 St Lucas exhibition converted Mondrian to Luminism; the two became its leading Dutch representatives (1908-11).
Source: Kunstmuseum Den Haag - 1909
- 1939The Second World War begins
War begins. Mondrian leaves Paris for London in 1938 and New York in 1940.
Source: Wikipedia - 1944Died