Abstract line composition of black lines at right angles forming quadrants including a gray square at upper left and a gray rectangle and red rectangle at lower right, against a white background.

Composition (No. 1) Gray-Red

Piet Mondrian · 1935

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Palette

Pearl grey
89% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.3:1

Graphite
4% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.0:1

Ink
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.6:1

Ash
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1

Poppy
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1

Smoke
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.7:1

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Artist: Piet Mondrian
Dutch, 1872–1944
Date: 1935
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 57.5 × 55.6 cm (22 5/8 × 21 7/8 in.)
Place: Netherlands
Period: 20th century
Main colour: White & cream · lightness 80, colourfulness 3

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Composition (No. 1) Gray-Red

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