Piet mondrian biography facts for kids
Piet mondrian biography facts for kids
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Piet Mondrian facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Piet Mondrian | |
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After 1906 | |
| Born | Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (1872-03-07)7 March 1872 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 February 1944(1944-02-01) (aged 71) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten |
| Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Evening; Red Tree, Gray Tree, Composition with Red Blue and Yellow, Broadway Boogie Woogie, Victory Boogie Woogie |
| Movement | De Stijl, abstract art |
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch: [ˈpitər kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈmɔndrijaːn]), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (, alsoUS:, Dutch: [pit ˈmɔndrijɑn]; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
He is known for being one of the pioneers of 20th-century abstract art, as he changed his artistic direction from figurative painting to an increasingly abstract style, until he reached a point where his ar