Broadway Boogie Woogie
| Broadway Boogie Woogie | |
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| Artist | Piet Mondrian |
| Year | 1942–43 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 127 cm × 127 cm (50 in × 50 in) |
| Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York |
Broadway Boogie Woogie is a painting by Piet Mondrian completed in 1943, after he had moved to New York in 1940. Compared to his earlier work, the canvas is divided into a much larger number of squares. Although he spent most of his career creating abstract work, this painting is inspired by clear real-world examples: the city grid of Manhattan, and the Broadway boogie woogie, a type of music Mondrian loved.[1] The painting was bought by the Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins for the price of $800 at the Valentine Gallery in New York City, after Martins and Mondrian both exhibited there in 1943.[2] Martins later donated the painting to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Piet Mondrian. Broadway Boogie Woogie. 1942-43 - MoMA".
- ^ Smith, Roberta (10 April 1998). "Art in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
External links
- Broadway Boogie-Woogie in the MoMA Online Collection
- An Explanation of Broadway Boogie Woogie by artist Michael Sciam
