12.11: Mondrian, Composition No. II
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Mondrian’s Composition No. II, with Red and Blue.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
Piet Mondrian, Composition No. II, with Red and Blue, oil on canvas, 1929 (original date partly obliterated; mistakenly repainted 1925 by Mondrian). Oil on canvas, 15 7/8 × 12 5/8″ (40.3 × 32.1 cm), (The Museum of Modern Art)
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- Mondrian, Composition No. II, with Red and Blue. Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/art-between-wars/intl-avant-garde/v/mondrian-composition-no-ii-with-red-and-blue-1929. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike