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'''Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan''', after 1906 '''Mondrian''' (1872–1944) was a Dutch painter. He was an important contributor to the [[De Stijl]] art movement and group, which was founded by [[Theo van Doesburg]]. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed neoplasticism. This consisted of white ground, upon which was painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors. | '''Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan''', after 1906 '''Mondrian''' (1872–1944) was a Dutch painter. He was an important contributor to the [[De Stijl]] art movement and group, which was founded by [[Theo van Doesburg]]. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed neoplasticism. This consisted of white ground, upon which was painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors. | ||
==Writings== | ==Writings== | ||
| − | + | ===Books=== | |
| − | + | * ''Le Néo-plasticisme, principe général de l'équivalence'', Paris: L'Effort moderne, 1920. {{fr}} | |
| − | * ''Le Néo-plasticisme, principe général de l'équivalence'', Paris: L'Effort moderne, 1920. | + | * ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13402 Neue Gestaltung, Neoplastizimus, Nieuwe Beelding]'', Munich: Albert Langen, 1925, 66 pp. Contains "Die neue Gestaltung. (Das Generalprinzip gleichgewichtiger Gestaltung)" (5-28), "Die neue Gestaltung in der Musik und die futuristischen Italienischen Bruitisten" (29-41), "Die neue Gestaltung, ihre Verwirklichung in der Musik und im zukünftigen Theater" (42-53), "Die Verwirklichung der neuen Gestaltung in weiter Zukunft und in der heutigen Architektur" (54-64), and "Muss die Malerei der Architektur gegenüber als minderwertig gelten?" (65-66). {{de}} |
| − | * ''Neue Gestaltung, Neoplastizimus, Nieuwe Beelding'', Munich: Albert Langen, 1925, 66 pp. Contains "Die neue Gestaltung. (Das Generalprinzip gleichgewichtiger Gestaltung)" (5-28), "Die neue Gestaltung in der Musik und die futuristischen Italienischen Bruitisten" (29-41), "Die neue Gestaltung, ihre Verwirklichung in der Musik und im zukünftigen Theater" (42-53), "Die Verwirklichung der neuen Gestaltung in weiter Zukunft und in der heutigen Architektur" (54-64), and "Muss die Malerei der Architektur gegenüber als minderwertig gelten?" (65-66). | + | * ''Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, 1937, and Other Essays, 1941-1943'', New York: Wittenborn, 1945; 3rd ed., 1951, 64 pp; rev.ed., Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2008, 64 pp. {{en}} |
| − | * ''Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, 1937, and Other Essays, 1941-1943'', New York: Wittenborn, 1945; 3rd ed., 1951, 64 pp; rev.ed., Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2008, 64 pp. | + | * ''The New Art: The Collected Writings of Piet Mondrian'', London, 1987. {{en}} |
| − | * ''The New Art: The Collected Writings of Piet Mondrian'', London, 1987. | + | * ''Neoplasticismo na pintura e na arquitetura'', ed. Carlos A. Ferreira Martins, trans. João Carlos Pijnappel, São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2008, 232 pp, [http://scribd.com/doc/90334148/ Scribd]. {{br-pt}} |
| − | * ''Neoplasticismo na pintura e na arquitetura'', ed. Carlos A. Ferreira Martins, trans. João Carlos Pijnappel, São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2008, 232 pp, [http://scribd.com/doc/90334148/ Scribd]. | ||
| − | + | ===Articles (selection)=== | |
| − | * "De Nieuwe Beelding in de schilderkunst", series of 12 articles in ''De Stijl'': 1:1 (Oct 1917), pp 2-6, 1:2, pp 13-18, 1:3, pp 29-31, 1:4, pp 41-45, 1:5, pp 49-54, 1:7, pp 73-77, 1:8, pp 88-91, 1:9, pp 102-108, 1:10, pp 121-124, 1:11, pp 125-134, 1:12, pp 140-147, and 2:2 (Dec 1918), pp 14-19, [http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/De_Stijl/ IDA], [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_sti001stij02_01/ DBNL]. | + | * "De Nieuwe Beelding in de schilderkunst", series of 12 articles in ''De Stijl'': 1:1 (Oct 1917), pp 2-6, 1:2, pp 13-18, 1:3, pp 29-31, 1:4, pp 41-45, 1:5, pp 49-54, 1:7, pp 73-77, 1:8, pp 88-91, 1:9, pp 102-108, 1:10, pp 121-124, 1:11, pp 125-134, 1:12, pp 140-147, and 2:2 (Dec 1918), pp 14-19, [http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/De_Stijl/ IDA], [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_sti001stij02_01/ DBNL]. {{nl}} |
| − | * "Natuurlijke en abstracte realiteit", series of 13 articles in ''De Stijl'', 2:8 (Jun 1919), pp 85-89, 2:9, pp 97-99, 2:10, pp 109-113, 2:11, pp 121-125, 2:12, pp 133-137, 3:3, pp 15-19, 3:4, pp 27-31, 3:5, pp 41-44, 3:6, pp 54-56, 3:7, pp 58-60, 3:8, pp 65-69, 3:9, pp 73-76, 3:10 (Aug 1920), pp 81-84, [http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/De_Stijl/ IDA], [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_sti001stij02_01/ DBNL]. | + | * "Natuurlijke en abstracte realiteit", series of 13 articles in ''De Stijl'', 2:8 (Jun 1919), pp 85-89, 2:9, pp 97-99, 2:10, pp 109-113, 2:11, pp 121-125, 2:12, pp 133-137, 3:3, pp 15-19, 3:4, pp 27-31, 3:5, pp 41-44, 3:6, pp 54-56, 3:7, pp 58-60, 3:8, pp 65-69, 3:9, pp 73-76, 3:10 (Aug 1920), pp 81-84, [http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/De_Stijl/ IDA], [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_sti001stij02_01/ DBNL]. {{nl}} |
| − | * "De groote boulevards" [1920], ''Die neuwe Amsterdammer'' 273, Amsterdam, 27 Mar 1920; repr. in ''Maatstaf'' 26, Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1977, pp 25-27, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_maa003197801_01/_maa003197801_01_0032.php DBNL]. | + | * "De groote boulevards" [1920], ''Die neuwe Amsterdammer'' 273, Amsterdam, 27 Mar 1920; repr. in ''Maatstaf'' 26, Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1977, pp 25-27, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_maa003197801_01/_maa003197801_01_0032.php DBNL]. {{nl}} |
| − | * "Klein restaurant -'Palmzondag'" [1920], ''Die neuwe Amsterdammer'' 274, Amsterdam, 3 Apr 1920; repr. in ''Maatstaf'' 26, Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1977, pp 28-30, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_maa003197801_01/_maa003197801_01_0033.php DBNL]. | + | * "Klein restaurant -'Palmzondag'" [1920], ''Die neuwe Amsterdammer'' 274, Amsterdam, 3 Apr 1920; repr. in ''Maatstaf'' 26, Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1977, pp 28-30, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_maa003197801_01/_maa003197801_01_0033.php DBNL]. {{nl}} |
| − | * "De 'bruiterus futuristes italiens' en 'het' nieuwe in de muziek", ''De Stijl'' 4:8 (Aug 1921), pp 113-120, and 4:9 (Sep 1921), pp 129-136. | + | * "De 'bruiterus futuristes italiens' en 'het' nieuwe in de muziek", ''De Stijl'' 4:8 (Aug 1921), pp 113-120, and 4:9 (Sep 1921), pp 129-136. {{nl}} |
| − | * "Het neo-plasticisme (die nieuwe beelding) en zijn (hare) realiseering in de muziek", ''De Stijl'' 5:1 (Jan 1922), pp 1-8, and 5:2 (Feb 1922), pp 1-8. | + | * "Het neo-plasticisme (die nieuwe beelding) en zijn (hare) realiseering in de muziek", ''De Stijl'' 5:1 (Jan 1922), pp 1-8, and 5:2 (Feb 1922), pp 1-8. {{nl}} |
| − | * "De realiseering van het neoplasticisme in verre toekomst en in de huidige architectuur", ''De Stijl'' 5:3 (Mar 1922), pp 41-48, and 5:5 (May 1922), pp 65-72. | + | * "De realiseering van het neoplasticisme in verre toekomst en in de huidige architectuur", ''De Stijl'' 5:3 (Mar 1922), pp 41-48, and 5:5 (May 1922), pp 65-72. {{nl}} |
| − | * "Moet de Schilderkunst minderwaardig zijn aan de bouwkunst?", ''De Stijl'' 6:5 (1923). | + | * "Moet de Schilderkunst minderwaardig zijn aan de bouwkunst?", ''De Stijl'' 6:5 (1923). {{nl}} |
| − | * "Het neo-plasticisme", ''Merz'' 6 (Oct 1923). | + | * "Het neo-plasticisme", ''Merz'' 6 (Oct 1923). {{nl}} |
| − | * "Geen axioma maar beeldend principe", ''De Stijl'' 6:6-7/XII (1924). | + | * "Geen axioma maar beeldend principe", ''De Stijl'' 6:6-7/XII (1924). {{nl}} |
| − | * "Diskussion über ernst kallai's artikel 'Malerei und Fotografie'", ''i 10'' 1:6, Amsterdam, Jun 1927; repr. in ''Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929'', Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_int001inte01_01/_int001inte01_01_0059.php DBNL]. | + | * "Diskussion über ernst kallai's artikel 'Malerei und Fotografie'", ''i 10'' 1:6, Amsterdam, Jun 1927; repr. in ''Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929'', Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_int001inte01_01/_int001inte01_01_0059.php DBNL]. {{de}} |
| − | * "Neo-plasticisme De Woning - De Straat - De Stad" [1926], ''i 10'' 1, Amsterdam, 1927, pp 12-18; repr. in ''Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929'', Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_int001inte01_01/_int001inte01_01_0006.php DBNL]. | + | * "Neo-plasticisme De Woning - De Straat - De Stad" [1926], ''i 10'' 1, Amsterdam, 1927, pp 12-18; repr. in ''Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929'', Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_int001inte01_01/_int001inte01_01_0006.php DBNL]. {{nl}} |
| − | * "De jazz en de Neo-plastiek", ''i 10'' 1:12, Amsterdam, Dec 1927; repr. in ''Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929'', Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, pp 421-427, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_int001inte01_01/_int001inte01_01_0108.php DBNL]. | + | * "De jazz en de Neo-plastiek", ''i 10'' 1:12, Amsterdam, Dec 1927; repr. in ''Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929'', Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, pp 421-427, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_int001inte01_01/_int001inte01_01_0108.php DBNL]. {{nl}} |
* "art and life. new art - new life (the culture of pure relationship)" [1931], trans. Til Brugman, in ''De Stijl 1917-1931'', ed. Hans Ludwig C. Jaffé, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1956, pp 211-254, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/jaff001stij01_01/jaff001stij01_01_0008.php DBNL]. | * "art and life. new art - new life (the culture of pure relationship)" [1931], trans. Til Brugman, in ''De Stijl 1917-1931'', ed. Hans Ludwig C. Jaffé, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1956, pp 211-254, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/jaff001stij01_01/jaff001stij01_01_0008.php DBNL]. | ||
* "the true value of the oppositions" [1934], in ''De Stijl 1917-1931'', ed. Hans Ludwig C. Jaffé, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1956, pp 255-258, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/jaff001stij01_01/jaff001stij01_01_0009.php DBNL]. | * "the true value of the oppositions" [1934], in ''De Stijl 1917-1931'', ed. Hans Ludwig C. Jaffé, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1956, pp 255-258, [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/jaff001stij01_01/jaff001stij01_01_0009.php DBNL]. | ||
==Catalogues== | ==Catalogues== | ||
| − | * ''Kunst zonder onderwerp'', Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1938. | + | * ''Kunst zonder onderwerp'', Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1938. {{nl}} |
| − | * ''Toward the True Vision of Reality'', New York: Valentine Gallery, 1942. | + | * ''Toward the True Vision of Reality'', New York: Valentine Gallery, 1942. {{en}} |
| − | * ''Exhibition'', New York: Sydney Janis, 1951 | + | * ''[http://archive.org/details/pietmoexhi00mond Exhibition]'', New York: Sydney Janis, 1951. {{en}} |
| − | + | * ''[http://archive.org/details/pietmon00mond Earlier Years]'', New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1957. {{en}} | |
| − | * ''Mondrian/De Stijl'', Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2010, [http://scribd.com/doc/44474205 Scribd]. | + | * ''Mondrian/De Stijl'', Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2010, [http://scribd.com/doc/44474205 Scribd]. {{fr}} |
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
| − | * Michel Sephor, ''Piet Mondrian: Life and Work'', New York: H.N. Abrams, 1956, 443 pp | + | * Michel Sephor, ''[http://archive.org/details/pietmondrianlife00seup Piet Mondrian: Life and Work]'', New York: H.N. Abrams, 1956, 443 pp. {{en}} |
| − | * Italo Tomassoni, Firenze: Sadea Sansoni, 1969. | + | * Italo Tomassoni, Firenze: Sadea Sansoni, 1969. {{it}} |
| − | ** ''Mondrian'', London: Hamlyn, 1970, 96 pp | + | ** ''[[Media:Tomassoni_Italo_Mondrian.pdf|Mondrian]]'', London: Hamlyn, 1970, 96 pp, [http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23240579M/ OL]. {{en}} |
| − | ** ''Mondrian'', Vienna: Kunstkreis Luzern Freudenstadt, 1971. | + | ** ''Mondrian'', Vienna: Kunstkreis Luzern Freudenstadt, 1971. {{de}} |
| − | * Tim Threlfall, ''Piet Mondrian: | + | * Tim Threlfall, ''[http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/34700 Piet Mondrian: His Life's Work and Evolution, 1872 to 1944]'', University of Warwick, 1978. Ph.D. dissertation. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 23:17, 4 September 2015
 Mondrian by Arnold Newman, 1942, New York | |
| Born |
March 7, 1872 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
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| Died |
February 1, 1944 (aged 71) Manhattan, New York, United States |
Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan, after 1906 Mondrian (1872–1944) was a Dutch painter. He was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed neoplasticism. This consisted of white ground, upon which was painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors.
Writings
Books
- Le Néo-plasticisme, principe général de l'équivalence, Paris: L'Effort moderne, 1920. (French)
- Neue Gestaltung, Neoplastizimus, Nieuwe Beelding, Munich: Albert Langen, 1925, 66 pp. Contains "Die neue Gestaltung. (Das Generalprinzip gleichgewichtiger Gestaltung)" (5-28), "Die neue Gestaltung in der Musik und die futuristischen Italienischen Bruitisten" (29-41), "Die neue Gestaltung, ihre Verwirklichung in der Musik und im zukünftigen Theater" (42-53), "Die Verwirklichung der neuen Gestaltung in weiter Zukunft und in der heutigen Architektur" (54-64), and "Muss die Malerei der Architektur gegenüber als minderwertig gelten?" (65-66). (German)
- Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art, 1937, and Other Essays, 1941-1943, New York: Wittenborn, 1945; 3rd ed., 1951, 64 pp; rev.ed., Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2008, 64 pp. (English)
- The New Art: The Collected Writings of Piet Mondrian, London, 1987. (English)
- Neoplasticismo na pintura e na arquitetura, ed. Carlos A. Ferreira Martins, trans. João Carlos Pijnappel, São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2008, 232 pp, Scribd. (Brazilian Portuguese)
Articles (selection)
- "De Nieuwe Beelding in de schilderkunst", series of 12 articles in De Stijl: 1:1 (Oct 1917), pp 2-6, 1:2, pp 13-18, 1:3, pp 29-31, 1:4, pp 41-45, 1:5, pp 49-54, 1:7, pp 73-77, 1:8, pp 88-91, 1:9, pp 102-108, 1:10, pp 121-124, 1:11, pp 125-134, 1:12, pp 140-147, and 2:2 (Dec 1918), pp 14-19, IDA, DBNL. (Dutch)
- "Natuurlijke en abstracte realiteit", series of 13 articles in De Stijl, 2:8 (Jun 1919), pp 85-89, 2:9, pp 97-99, 2:10, pp 109-113, 2:11, pp 121-125, 2:12, pp 133-137, 3:3, pp 15-19, 3:4, pp 27-31, 3:5, pp 41-44, 3:6, pp 54-56, 3:7, pp 58-60, 3:8, pp 65-69, 3:9, pp 73-76, 3:10 (Aug 1920), pp 81-84, IDA, DBNL. (Dutch)
- "De groote boulevards" [1920], Die neuwe Amsterdammer 273, Amsterdam, 27 Mar 1920; repr. in Maatstaf 26, Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1977, pp 25-27, DBNL. (Dutch)
- "Klein restaurant -'Palmzondag'" [1920], Die neuwe Amsterdammer 274, Amsterdam, 3 Apr 1920; repr. in Maatstaf 26, Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1977, pp 28-30, DBNL. (Dutch)
- "De 'bruiterus futuristes italiens' en 'het' nieuwe in de muziek", De Stijl 4:8 (Aug 1921), pp 113-120, and 4:9 (Sep 1921), pp 129-136. (Dutch)
- "Het neo-plasticisme (die nieuwe beelding) en zijn (hare) realiseering in de muziek", De Stijl 5:1 (Jan 1922), pp 1-8, and 5:2 (Feb 1922), pp 1-8. (Dutch)
- "De realiseering van het neoplasticisme in verre toekomst en in de huidige architectuur", De Stijl 5:3 (Mar 1922), pp 41-48, and 5:5 (May 1922), pp 65-72. (Dutch)
- "Moet de Schilderkunst minderwaardig zijn aan de bouwkunst?", De Stijl 6:5 (1923). (Dutch)
- "Het neo-plasticisme", Merz 6 (Oct 1923). (Dutch)
- "Geen axioma maar beeldend principe", De Stijl 6:6-7/XII (1924). (Dutch)
- "Diskussion über ernst kallai's artikel 'Malerei und Fotografie'", i 10 1:6, Amsterdam, Jun 1927; repr. in Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929, Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, DBNL. (German)
- "Neo-plasticisme De Woning - De Straat - De Stad" [1926], i 10 1, Amsterdam, 1927, pp 12-18; repr. in Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929, Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, DBNL. (Dutch)
- "De jazz en de Neo-plastiek", i 10 1:12, Amsterdam, Dec 1927; repr. in Internationale Revue i 10 1927-1929, Amsterdam: Van Gennep, 1979, pp 421-427, DBNL. (Dutch)
- "art and life. new art - new life (the culture of pure relationship)" [1931], trans. Til Brugman, in De Stijl 1917-1931, ed. Hans Ludwig C. Jaffé, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1956, pp 211-254, DBNL.
- "the true value of the oppositions" [1934], in De Stijl 1917-1931, ed. Hans Ludwig C. Jaffé, Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1956, pp 255-258, DBNL.
Catalogues
- Kunst zonder onderwerp, Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1938. (Dutch)
- Toward the True Vision of Reality, New York: Valentine Gallery, 1942. (English)
- Exhibition, New York: Sydney Janis, 1951. (English)
- Earlier Years, New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1957. (English)
- Mondrian/De Stijl, Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2010, Scribd. (French)
Literature
- Michel Sephor, Piet Mondrian: Life and Work, New York: H.N. Abrams, 1956, 443 pp. (English)
- Italo Tomassoni, Firenze: Sadea Sansoni, 1969. (Italian)
- Tim Threlfall, Piet Mondrian: His Life's Work and Evolution, 1872 to 1944, University of Warwick, 1978. Ph.D. dissertation.
See also
Links
- Guide to the Piet Mondrian Papers in Yale University Library.
