Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 49.5 × 49.5 cm · framed: 62.2 × 62.6 × 10.8 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession Number
1967.215
Tags
male
About this artwork
Piet Mondrian cofounded the De Stijl movement of art and design, which is characterized by simplified compositions, primary colors, and right angles that define spatial relationships. A devoted advocate of jazz, Mondrian frequently linked his works to music through their titles. He completed this canvas in Paris just before beginning his series based on the fox-trot.