House facade with green-shuttered windows
- Original dimensions
- 73 x 63 cm
- Museum
- Not specified
- Year
- 1909
Scene depicted
The scene of this painting depicts a house facade with bright green shutters that catches the eye. It is an invitation to discover the ordinary, elevated to the status of a masterpiece . Through this canvas , Mondrian offers us a suspended moment, a frozen instant where light and shadows dance harmoniously, revealing the often-ignored details of our environment.
Historical context
Year: 1909 |BRK| Museum: Not specified |BRK| Dimensions: 73 x 63 cm
Place in the artist's career
This painting represents a milestone in Mondrian's career, illustrating his period of maturity. Alongside Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow and Broadway Boogie Woogie , this painting shows his evolution towards increasingly abstract forms while maintaining a palpable connection to the student and architectural reality that surrounds him.
Anecdote
Piet Mondrian once stated: 'One must see, then paint.' It was in an alley of his neighborhood, under the first rays of a spring morning, that he saw this facade illuminated in astonishing shades of green. This pictorial work is not just a reflection of his environment; it is the expression of a quest for purity and harmony, imbued with deep emotion.