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1 - Geinrust Farm, Compositional Study, c. 1905-06 |
2 - Geinrust Farm in Watery Landscape, c. 1905-06 |
3 - Summer Night, 1907
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4 - Fen near Saasveld, Large Version, 1907 |
5 - Oostzjidse Mill with Extended Yellow, Blue and Purple Sky, 1907
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"I was struck by the vastness of nature and tried to express its extent, its calm, and its unity." (Mondrian) |
Sometimes the search for synthesis manifests itself with an oval form enclosing the composition as a whole (1 and 2) |
The synthesis that Mondrian seeks through form (the oval form) manifests itself in other canvases through light (3). |
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4 and 5: In the various landscapes painted by the faint glow of the moon, the contrast between details is softened and the painter can concentrate on the broad outlines. |