Farm near Duivendrecht
c. 1916
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
86.3 × 107.9 cm (34 × 42 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Modern Art
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
144467
Art Historical Context
Piet Mondrian’s *Farm near Duivendrecht*, painted around 1916, captures a quiet Dutch countryside scene in oil on canvas. Measuring roughly 34 by 42½ inches, the work belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago’s modern art collection. At this moment in his career, Mondrian was still rooted in the Dutch landscape tradition yet beginning to simplify forms and emphasize structure, a step that would soon lead him toward complete abstraction. Created during the First World War while Mondrian was stranded in the Netherlands, the painting reflects both personal circumstance and artistic transition. The...