Piet mondrian biography pdf directory

Follow the route of Mondrian, who became a significant influence in 20th century modern art, in this extensive biography of his life and career.

Piet Mondrian was an influential twentieth century Dutch painter, who travelled and painted around the world.

He is best known for taking key strides in the field of Cubism, an avant-garde artistic style which originated in France at the beginning of the twentieth century. He was born in 1872 in the Dutch city of Amersmoot. He was the second of his parents children, and the family moved across the country to Winterswijk when his father Pieter was appointed head teacher of a local school.

His family had a history of association with art, with his Uncle being a pupil at the Hague School, a prestigious art college, and his father being a qualified art teacher.

This meant that Piet was introduced to and surrounded by artisti