Piet
Mondrian
A Life Unveiled: The Journey of Piet Mondrian Born Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan in 1872, in the quiet Dutch town of Amersfoort, Piet Mondrian’s artistic path was not one of immediate revelation but a gradual unfolding. His early life was steeped in tradition; his uncle, Frits …
A portrait built from Piet Mondrian's own colours
Every 100 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
