Composition with Color Planes 5
- Original dimensions
- 61.2 x 49 cm
- Museum
- Museum of Modern Art
- Year
- 1917
Scene depicted
The painting “Composition avec plans de couleur 5” illustrates the harmony of geometric shapes and bright colors, uniting abstraction and reality. Mondrian moves away from figurative representations to explore a purer structure, revealing the very essence of beauty through chromatic simplification.
Historical context
Year: 1917 |BRK| Museum: Museum of Modern Art |BRK| Dimensions: 61.2 x 49 cm
Place in the artist's career
This painting represents a pivotal moment in Mondrian's career, testifying to his mastery of abstraction. Alongside it, other works like “Broadway Boogie Woogie” and “Composition A” show the evolution of his style, from figurative to pure abstraction, while maintaining a palpable emotion at the heart of his creation.
Anecdote
“Music is the voice of the soul." These words from Mondrian resonate when considering the inspiration behind his painting . Imagine him, one spring morning, in his modest studio, where the sunlight dances on the lines of his canvas in progress. This vibrant atmosphere nourished him, allowing his vision to flourish in the canvas .