Composition with yellow, blue, black, red, and gray
- Original dimensions
- 72.5 x 88.5 cm
- Museum
- Not specified
- Year
- 1921
Scene depicted
The painting "Composition avec du jaune, du bleu, du noir, du rouge et du gris" illustrates a harmonious structure, shaped by order and simplicity. Mondrian uses colored rectangles to evoke an inner reality, a world where the elegance of geometric lines engages in dialogue with a vibrant palette, paying homage to the beauty of abstraction.
Historical context
Year: 1921 |BRK| Museum: Not specified |BRK| Dimensions: 72.5 x 88.5 cm
Place in the artist's career
This painting represents a crucial milestone in Mondrian 's artistic journey, marking a deliberate approach to higher abstraction. Alongside it, one can compare "Broadway Boogie Woogie" and "Composition No. 10", each showing a fundamental stage of his evolution. In this canvas , the artist asserts his mature style, exploring emotional dimensions through refined forms.
Anecdote
"Simplicity is the quest for controlled complexity." Inspired by a gentle spring morning by the Seine, Mondrian captured fragments of reality through stripped-down forms found in this painting . This moment of contemplation revealed a pictorial work where each color finds its place, emitting pure and vibrant emotion.