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Still Life with Gingerpot 2 Piet Mondrian, 1912
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Still Life with Gingerpot 2

Piet Mondrian Β· 1912

Why it's great

A blue and white ginger jar sits among lines and shapes that look like a cage. Mondrian painted this in 1912, when he was starting to break objects into straight lines under the influence of Cubism.

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About the artist

Piet Mondrian

1872–1944 Β· born in Amersfoort Β· died in New York City

Piet Mondrian was born in the Netherlands and started out painting windmills and trees. He lived in Amsterdam, Paris, London and finally New York City. Over time he simplified his art into straight black lines and blocks of red, yellow and blue. He died in New York in 1944, and his style inspired architects and designers worldwide.

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