Rare Piet Mondriaan auctioned for record amount

Piet Mondriaan is seen as a pioneer in the field of abstract art. The artist achieved world fame in Paris and New York when he painted the Composition with yellow, red, black, blue and gray. It is rare for a Mondriaan to appear at auction. This week, a work from the artist's early years went under the hammer, with expectations that it will fetch a record amount.

Piet Mondrian is seen as a pioneer in the field of abstract art. The artist achieved world fame in Paris and New York when he painted the 'Composition with yellow, red, black, blue and gray'. It rarely happens that a 'Mondriaan' appears at auctions. Yet this week a work from the artist's early years went under the hammer and an announcement was made for a work that is expected to fetch a record amount...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Piet Mondriaan's birth. Mondriaan grew up in a strict Calvinist family. His father was a teacher and would rather not see him become an artist, but he did not let that stop him and pursued his dream. He moved into a house on Kalverstraat in Amsterdam in 1892 and at the beginning of his career mainly painted portraits and landscapes. The oil painting that was recently sold characterizes these early years and shows the interior of an Achterhoek farm. 

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In 1911, Mondrian was in Paris, where he was confronted with Cubism for the first time and his art gradually moved towards the abstract. In 1920 he finally achieved world fame with Composition with yellow, red, black, blue and gray. The work called: also dates from this period Composition No. ll. It was recently announced that this work of art will be auctioned in New York in November and is expected to be auctioned € 50,7 million will yield. The artist's works from this period are mainly owned by museums and very rarely come onto the market. 

Composition No. ll has a chance of becoming the most expensive auctioned work by Mondriaan ever Composition No. lll the record holder, which went under the hammer in 2015 € 51,3 million.