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Although Mondrian is best known for his De Stijl paintings and as a founder of modern, abstract art, he began as a landscape and figurative artist. Between 1897 and 1907, he executed about fifty landscapes each year, comprising nearly half of his entire oeuvre. In 1905, a large exhibition of Vincent van Gogh’s work was held at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The spindly, bare trees, low horizon, and the lone peasant in Landscape at Loosduinen reveal the influence of the Dutch master upon Mondrian. The drawing’s degree of finish suggests that it was either done on commission or intended for exhibition and sale.
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Document identity
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146791
label
Landscape at Loosduinen
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obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
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146791
contentType
drawing
title
Landscape at Loosduinen
description
Although Mondrian is best known for his De Stijl paintings and as a founder of modern, abstract art, he began as a landscape and figurative artist. Between 1897 and 1907, he executed about fifty landscapes each year, comprising nearly half of his entire oeuvre. In 1905, a large exhibition of Vincent van Gogh’s work was held at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The spindly, bare trees, low horizon, and the lone peasant in Landscape at Loosduinen reveal the influence of the Dutch master upon Mondrian. The drawing’s degree of finish suggests that it was either done on commission or intended for exhibition and sale.
date
1905
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79925371
creators
3204
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 25.8 x 35.9 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
cul
Netherlands, early 20th Century
accession
1972.213
Source extras
tec
black chalk (extended with water in places), watercolor, and gouache; framing line in graphite (bottom edge)
tombstone
Landscape at Loosduinen, 1905. Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944). Black chalk (extended with water in places), watercolor, and gouache; framing line in graphite (bottom edge); sheet: 25.8 x 35.9 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1972.213
supportMaterials
description
cream(3) wove paper
collection
DR - Dutch
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower left, in watercolor: P. Mondriaan '05 / Loosduinen
citations
citation
Neet, Jane. “Mondrian’s ‘Chrysanthemum.’” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 74, no. 7 (September 1987): 282–303.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 284-285, fig. 4
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
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2026-05-29 07:31:14.693000
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146791
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Drawings
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DR - Dutch
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black chalk (extended with water in places), watercolor, and gouache; framing line in graphite (bottom edge)
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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