Field Bordered by Trees

Piet MondrianNetherlands

Date

ca. 1907–8

Medium

Charcoal on paper

Dimensions

28 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (72.4 x 95.3 cm)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dutch painter and theorist best known for his involvement in the De Stijl movement and his creation of Neo-Plasticism, a form of non-representational geometric abstraction inspired by Theosophy (a form of religious mysticism based on Buddhist and Brahmin teachings) and Cubism. Mondrian’s paintings have become icons of twentieth century abstraction.