Chrysanthemum
Piet Mondrian · 1906–42 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Fascinated by the complex structure of chrysanthemums, Mondrian painted these delicate flowers throughout his career. This single, frontal blossom recalls the stylized chrysanthemums of Japanese prints. Mondrian added the initials and date near the bottom edge sometime after painting the flower. Since he returned to this subject repeatedly, even during his later years, this painting may have been produced as late as 1942, the year Mondrian exhibited it in New York.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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Details
- Maker
- Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944)
- Date
- 1906–42
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 52.1 x 49.2 x 5.1 cm (20 1/2 x 19 3/8 x 2 in.); Unframed: 41.5 x 38.5 cm (16 5/16 x 15 3/16 in.); Former: 52.1 x 49.2 x 4.5 cm (20 1/2 x 19 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
