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Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow by Piet Mondrian

Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow

Piet Mondrian · 1930

Palette

Fire red
49% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.7:1
Chalk
37% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.5:1
Ink
8% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.1:1
Cobalt
5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.9:1
Primrose
1% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 13.5:1
Madder
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.0:1

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Details

Artist
Piet Mondrian
1872–1944
Date
1930
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Period
20th century
Main colour
Red · lightness 60, colourfulness 44

Kunsthaus Zürich. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1930, before 1931 (Commons: PD-US-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1944: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2015 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1944 | PD-US-expired). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules

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