PiIET MONDRIAN(1872-1944)
Dunes at Domburg (50m -164ft)
The Netherlands
In Dunes near Domburg, 1910, oil on canvas 65,5x96cm, Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Mondrian and Domburg
Rather
than being a painter of mountains, the great painter Piet Mondrian,
will have been that of the dunes of his flat country. During his
numerous vacations on this coast of the Netherlands, he painted the dune
of Domburg on numerous occasions; first in 1909 then in 1910 and until
1921, these different canvases following the rapid evolution of his
style towards abstraction. Here, it is the very first representation of
the dune in 1909
The site
The dune of Domburg (50m-,164ft) major attraction of the region, is situated just behind the the village of Domburg, near the town center. The village of Domburg is located on the north west coast of Walcheren between the villages of Aagtekerke, Oostkapelle and Westkapelle, The Netherlands. It is the oldest seaside resort in the Netherlands, once a worldly and artistic holiday resort, it is now a still very popular family resort. dunes and beaches as far as Oostkapelle A forest, unique in Europe, borders the dunes, home to a rare diversity of plants and animals.
The painter
Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan,named after 1906 Piet Mondrian, was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.He is known for being one of the pioneers of 20th-century abstract art, as he changed his artistic direction from figurative painting to an increasingly abstract style, until he reached a point where his artistic vocabulary was reduced to simple geometric elements. Mondrian's art was highly utopian and was concerned with a search for universal values and aesthetics. He proclaimed in 1914: "Art is higher than reality and has no direct relation to reality. To approach the spiritual in art, one will make as little use as possible of reality, because reality is opposed to the spiritual. We find ourselves in the presence of an abstract art. Art should be above reality, otherwise it would have no value for man." His art, however, always remained rooted in nature.
Mondrian's work had an enormous influence on 20th century art, influencing not only the course of abstract painting and numerous major styles and art movements , but also fields outside the domain of painting, such as design, architecture and fashion.
2021 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau
