It’s always refreshing to discover the obscure side of a person, even if that person is the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian and his well-known side—pared-down panes of primary colors—established him as one of the modern masters of his day. The Musée Marmottan Monet makes the case for Mondrian’s lesser-known figurative works, presenting roughly 60 landscapes, portraits, and flower paintings—all of them selected by Mondrian himself, in 1920, for his biggest collector, Salomon B. Slijper. —J.V.
The Figurative Mondrian
Travels to: Museum of Modern Art, New York (March 22–July 25, 2020).
Musée Marmottan Monet
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