Piet Mondrian��March 7, 1872 – February 1, 1944

Life of Piet Mondrian

​

• Piet was born in the Netherlands
• His father was a qualified art instructor & his Uncle was an artist
• Piet worked as a school teacher before he became an artist full time
• Piet liked to dance! Not slow dancing -- high energy, fast dancing
• Piet passed away from Pneumonia in 1944

Art Work

Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray and Blue (1921)

​

Broadway Boogie Woogie (1943) –

Title was inspired by a current popular song & his love for dancing

​

The Gray Tree (1912)

The Red Tree (1910)

​

​

• Piet was a Dutch artist known for abstract art
• Abstract art is a style that does not use people, objects or landscapes. It uses color, shapes & texture instead.
• Piet did not use a ruler for his straight lines, he spent lots of time making them precise

​

• What was your first reaction to this artwork? Why do you think you had that reaction?

• Describe the lines in this artwork

​

• What colors do you see consistently in this artwork?

​

Discussion…

Today’s Art Lesson�

Puppy Squares Coloring