Mondrian & De Stijl at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Join us for a 60-minute private guided tour of the Kunstmuseum’s vast collection of Piet Mondrian works and the De Stijl movement. After the tour, we’ll head to the museum cafe for coffee, tea, and conversation. Attendees are welcome to explore the museum afterwards at their own leisure.
About the Artist
Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) is one of the most influential modern abstract artists of the 20th century. Although his earliest work was shaped by the traditional style of The Hague School, he began exploring modern geometric abstraction when he moved to Paris in 1912. It was also during this time that he changed the spelling of his name from “Mondriaan” to “Mondrian” to better integrate with the international community. He co-founded the De Stijl movement with Theo van Doesburg in 1917, and created a new avant-garde art theory that he named “Neoplasticism” based on the use of primary colors on a grid of horizontal and vertical black lines. Mondrian moved to New York City in 1940, where he was influenced by the rhythm of jazz music and the grid and energy of the city, resulting in the colorful and pulsating grid layouts of his final works, Broadway Boogie Woogie and Victory Boogie Woogie.
Event Details
Cost: €16 - Includes the private guided tour with our group and coffee or tea in the cafe. This fee does NOT include museum entry. Please bring your Museumkaart for free entry (or any other applicable museum pass) or purchase a museum ticket prior to the event.
Maximum Participants: 14
Language: English