The Waltham Review Wants You to Experience this Sequence of Paintings by Piet Mondrian

Art - painting, Uncategorized 2 comments
1905-1906-line-of-trees-in-marshy-landscape-near-duivendrecht-mondriaan_-_bomenrij_in_drassig_landschap_bij_duivendrecht
Line of Trees in Marshy Landscape, Near Duivendrecht, 1905-1906
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Trees by the Gein, Moonrise, 1907
1908-mill-in-sunlight-mondriaan_molen_bij_zonlicht
Mill in Sunlight, 1908
1908-1910-the-red-tree-640px-piet_mondrian_1908-10_evening_red_tree_avond_de_rode_boom_oil_on_canvas_70_x_99_cm_gemeentemuseum_den_haag
The Red Tree, 1908-1910
1911-gray-tree-piet_mondrian_1911_gray_tree_de_grijze_boom_oil_on_canvas_79-7_x_109-1_cm_gemeentemuseum_den_haag_netherlands
Gray Tree, 1911
1911-horizontal-tree-640px-piet_mondriaan_-_arbre
Horizontal Tree, 1911
1912-1913-composition-trees-ii-332px-mondrian_compositie_bomen_ii
Composition Trees II, 1912-1913
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Composition IV, 1914
1917-composition-with-color-fields-601px-composition_with_color_fields_by_piet_mondrian
Composition with Color Fields, 1917
1920_composition-a-483px-composition_a_by_piet_mondrian_galleria_nazionale_darte_moderna_e_contemporanea
Composition A, 1920
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Tableau I, 1921
1926_composition-in-red-yellow-blue-and-black-481px-piet_mondriaan_1921_-_composition_en_rouge_jaune_bleu_et_noir
Composition in Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black 1926
1942-1944-victory-boogie-woogie-480px-piet_mondriaan_victory_boogie_woogie
Victory Boogie Woogie 1942-1944

 

Thank you, Piet.

(Cover artwork: Pieter Cornelis “Piet” Mondrian (Dutch, 1872-1944) Mill in Sunlight 1908)

2 comments

  1. So evocative, especially since I find trees to be very spiritual. I also love the idea of letting readers experience the artwork, with no explanation. Readers are free to have their own experience, and come up with their own explanations.

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  2. Thanks Alan! The juxtaposition of these paintings creates an effect that is similar to poetry for me. We will do similar painting poetry at times in the future – putting things together so that the whole is more than the parts.

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