Oval composition with color panels 2
- Original dimensions
- 84.5 x 113 cm
- Museum
- The Hague Museum of Art
- Year
- 1914
Scene depicted
“Composition ovale avec panneaux de couleur 2” is a work that transcends the simple pictorial motif. Mondrian skillfully manipulates the concept of ovality, juxtaposing color panels with mathematical precision. Each segment tells a story, a delicate vibration that propels beyond the flat surface of the canvas . Geometric shapes bloom in a visual dialogue, expanding the viewer's perception while connecting them to a transcendental reality.
Historical context
Year: 1914 |BRK| Museum: The Hague Museum of Art |BRK| Dimensions: 84.5 x 113 cm
Place in the artist's career
“Composition ovale avec panneaux de couleur 2” represents a key phase in Mondrian's artistic evolution. Between his early work and his later achievements, this painting stands out as a technical and emotional pivot. Compared to “Broadway Boogie Woogie” and “Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow,” this piece reveals the artist's constant quest to capture the essence of modern life through painting .
Anecdote
“True beauty is never far from essence,” declared Mondrian during the creation of this masterpiece . Imagine him, sitting in natural clarity, his mind awakening to the harmonious sway of shapes and colors. That morning, bathed in light, he understood that this canvas would be the ultimate expression of universal harmony.