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Early Mondrian: Painting 1900â€“1905

Edited by Karsten Schubert, Text by Hans Janssen, Edited by Richard Shiff

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This publication spotlights the celebrated modern artist Piet Mondrianâ€™s early career, a prolific period that saw the artist focus on figurative landscape painting. Primarily made during the artistâ€™s time in Amsterdam at the turn of the twentieth century, Mondrian's dense, small-scale paintings depict the surrounding Dutch landscape â€“ notably irrigation ditches, canals and farm buildings. The compositions are characterised by complex interactions of light and dark planes, which the artist forms through thick, pigmented strokes of green and brown paint. Marking the last decade of the artistâ€™s engagement with figurative painting, Mondrian's exploration of the interrelationships between colour and space during this period forms the basis for his subsequent abstract works, whilst reflecting the artistâ€™s lifelong interest in nature.