Piet Mondrian
7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944
Piet Mondrian was a Dutch painter and a pioneer of 20th-century abstract art. He is best known for his non-representational compositions of black grid lines and primary colors, and as a founder of the De Stijl movement and its theory of Neoplasticism.
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Life events
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan was born in Amersfoort in the central Netherlands.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe trained as a painter at the Academy of Fine Art in Amsterdam.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe relocated to Paris, where exposure to Cubism transformed his style.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWith Theo van Doesburg he founded De Stijl and its journal, advancing pure abstraction.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe articulated his theory of pure abstract art using primary colors and straight lines.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe left Paris for London as tensions rose across Europe.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe moved to Manhattan, where the city inspired his final works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed this vibrant late masterpiece inspired by New York and jazz.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPiet Mondrian died of pneumonia at the age of 71.
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