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Birth
Born in Amersfoort, Netherlands. He was the second of his parents four children. This is an image of Piet's birthplace. -
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Piet Mondrian
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Moved to Winterswijk, Netherlands
Moved when his father Piet Mondriaan Sr. was named head teacher at a primary school. This is the period of time when Piet was introduced to art. Early on Piet Mondrian Jr. proved to have a talent for art. His father gave him drawing lessons and took him to the countryside to sketch. This is the flag of Winterswijk, Netherlands. -
Started School At Amsterdam Academy for Fine Art
Piet began his career as primary teacher, while also practicing painting. Most of his work from this period of time was Naturalistic or Impressionistic, mostly consisting of landscapes. This painting is a piece of art he painted during this period called Avond (Evening): The Red Tree, 1908-1910. Even though he was already a qualified primary teacher, he wanted to take his passion for art to a whole new level.
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Helped Create De Stijl
De Stijl was an art movement/magazine in which Piet created articls in. Also, his is the time when when piet started to paint his famous style of art called neo-plasmatic.
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Created Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow,
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Death
At the age of 71, Piet Mondrian passed away due to pneumonia
