Geinrust Farm: Close Frontal View
Piet Mondrian · c. 1905–06 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Because Piet Mondrian depicted this specific farm no fewer than 13 times, determining when he actually made this drawing is difficult. Prior to 1908, he rarely dated his work; moreover, his artistic evolution is hard to trace chronologically since he made two kinds of work simultaneously: formally experimental landscapes and—forced by his meager finances to appeal to buyers—naturalistic scenes. Based on stylistic similarities to other works of that time, Robert Welsh, a scholar of Mondrian’s early work, dated the sheet to around 1905-06.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC BY 4.0
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- Maker
- Piet Mondrian, Dutch, 1872-1944
- Date
- c. 1905–06
- Medium
- Pastel and charcoal on buff wove paper
- Dimensions
- 47.5 × 60 cm (18 3/4 × 23 5/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Brewer Woods Fund
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
