Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray

1921

Piet Mondrian, a founding member of the international movement De Stijl (the Style), said “the straight line tells the truth.” Deceptively simple, his works are the result of continual tinkering to achieve absolute balance and harmony. In this work, Mondrian rotated a square canvas 90 degrees to create a dynamic relationship between the rectilinear composition and the diagonal lines of the painting's edges.

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Artist

Piet Mondrian Dutch, 1872–1944

Date

1921

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

60 × 60 cm (23 5/8 × 23 5/8 in.)

Origin

Netherlands

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.