Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue
- Original dimensions
- 49.5 x 49.5 cm
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Year
- 1927
Scene depicted
This painting iconique, “Composition avec du rouge, du jaune et du bleu”, offers us an abstract universe, where lines and colors interact in a quest for balance. Mondrian fixes blocks of vibrant hues – a powerful red, a deep blue, and a bright yellow – thus creating a visual dynamic where each element responds to one another, shaping a perfectly orchestrated visual harmony.
Historical context
Year: 1927 |BRK| Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art |BRK| Dimensions: 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Place in the artist's career
At the peak of his career, this canvas represents the culmination of Mondrian 's style, which, over the years, evolved from Cubist influences to his own neoplasticist vision. In parallel, works such as “Broadway Boogie Woogie” and “Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow” draw a clear line of his technical mastery and emotional involvement in abstract art.
Anecdote
“True harmony exists in the relationship of colors and shapes.” These words from Mondrian resonate powerfully as he paints his canvas on a sunny morning, inspired by the light filtering through the trees in his garden. This fleeting moment allowed this composition to transcend mere visuals to become a true sensory experience.