Composition with large blue plane red black yellow and gray

Piet Mondrian referred to his artistic practice of abstraction as neoplasticism, or new structuring. In this neoplastic work, painting is reduced to strict rectangular lanes of pure primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) and non-colors (white, black, and gray), with black vertical and horizontal lines. Mondrian deliberated about every square inch of his canvas. He rethought, reworked, and refined. In the finished work, there is no center. There is no foreground and background. Planes of color are strong and pure. They coexist harmoniously and without hierarchy.

A neoplastic work does not describe the fluctuations of natural appearances. It reveals instead the underlying, essential order of nature and is capable of reshaping not only art but also the way we live.

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Mondrian's mature works embody his search for the visual expression of universal principles. He went from painting "natural reality" to "abstract reality," which more clearly conveyed the essential relationships that underlie all things. For him, linear geometry and primary color give "a far more intense expression than natural form and color." He wrote: "All things are parts of a whole. Everything is constituted by relation and reciprocity. Color exists only through another color, dimension is defined by "another" dimension. This is why I say that relation is the principal thing."

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Composition with large blue plane red black yellow and gray
Composition with large blue plane red black yellow and gray

Mondrian and Colour - Turner Contemporary In past show

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Piet Mondrian

Dutch, 1872 –1944

Oil on canvas

37 7/10 × 37 2/5 in

95.7 × 95.1 cm

Turner Contemporary

Margate

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In the 1920s, Mondrian began to create the definitive abstract paintings for which he is best known. He limited his palette to white, black, gray, and the three primary colors, with the composition constructed from thick, black horizontal and vertical lines that delineated the outlines of the various rectangles of color or reserve. The simplification of the pictorial elements was essential for Mondrian's creation of a new abstract art, distinct from Cubism and Futurism. The assorted blocks of color and lines of differing width create rhythms that ebb and flow across the surface of the canvas, echoing the varied rhythm of modern life. The composition is asymmetrical, as in all of his mature paintings, with one large dominant block of color, here red, balanced by distribution of the smaller blocks of yellow, blue gray, and white around it. This style has been quoted by many artists and designers in all aspects of culture since the 1920s.

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Graphical shapes in blue

Lines and boxes in white, orange, blue, black and yellow

This modern art print features red, yellow, blue, grey, and black lines and boxes. This stylish art print will look great on your walls.

Artist: Piet Mondrian

17112-4

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Original Artwork Details

1921

Oil on canvas

23 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (60.33 x 49.85 cm)

Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mrs. James H. Clark, 1984.200.FA

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A museum-approved, high resolution digital image of this wonderful artwork has been printed on matte finish fine art paper surrounded by white border to give the appearance that it is matted when inserted alone in a frame. Print is rolled with tissue paper to protect against dust before being packaged in a mailing tube. 

Approximate sizes:

11" x 14" paper dimension (8" x 9.5" printed image)

16" x 20" paper dimension (12" x 14" printed image)

22" x 28" paper dimension (17" x 19.5" printed image)

32" x 40" paper dimension (26" x 29.5" printed image)

What does Composition with Red Blue and Yellow represent?

Mondrian's Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow demonstrates his commitment to relational opposites, asymmetry, and pure planes of color. Mondrian composed this painting as a harmony of contrasts that signify both balance and the tension of dynamic forces.

Who created the Composition with Yellow Red black Blue and GREY what art movement does it represent?

De Stijl art movement and Composition with Red Blue and Yellow. One of the movements around this time of pushing the status quo within art was the De Stijl Art Movement. Piet Mondrian was one of the leaders of this movement, and Composition with Red Blue and Yellow is perhaps one of his most well known paintings.

Where was the Composition with Red Blue and Yellow created?

Universal elements create a universal reality where a total integration of art and life can exist. Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, 1930, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland.

How much does Composition with Red Blue and Yellow cost?

Piet Mondrian's Composition No. III, with Red, Blue, Yellow, and Black (1929) sold for $50.6 million, twice its high estimate of $25 million. It set a new record for the artist.