Piet Mondrian books

Piet Mondrian: 1872-1944; Structures in Space (Basic Art)

by: Susanne Deicher
This would be biography of Mondrian provides quite a bit of insight into the artist himself. A attention keeping book, this one gives insight to one of the great abstract expressionists.

Mondrian

by: John Milner
Mondrian's work is, in my opinion, best appreciated in context. He didn't simply arrive at perpendicular lines as form overnight, and this book demonstrates how Mondrian evolved as an artist over time. The text is highly readable, never too lofty, and quite fascinating at times. Those who are not entirely familiar with Mondrian's career or who want insight into his vision as an artist would do best to consult this text and its many color plates.

Mondrian: Flowers

by: David Shapiro
I checked this book out of my local library. Never could find one at a REASONABLE price. Not worth the prices asked!

The New Art--the New Life: The Collected Writings Of Piet Mondrian (Documents of Twentieth-Century Art)

by: Harry Holtzman, Martin S. James
Piet Mondrian, one of the great minds of modern art, left voluminous writings to both explain and defend his abstract style of painting. This book assembles his published essays, from his first "The New Plastic in Painting" (1917), through his other contributions to De Stijl magazine, and his posthumously published sketchbook notes.

This book is not for the casual reader, or for someone just beginning to explore Mondrian's ideas and work. Mondrian's writing style is at times lucid and straightforward, at others repetive and oblique, and this adds up to a dense read that requires much focus to appreciate.

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