Art, as a mirror of society, evolves dynamically over time . Movements, or ldquo;isms rdquo;, influence one another through reactions, innovations, and reinterpretations .

The 1920s was a period of cultural revolution that came soon after the traumatic events of World War I. The mass-scale ...

They are among the very most famous artworks left to us by the twentieth century: Piet Mondrian’s geometric canvases, white backgrounds overlaid with spare, uneven black lines, set off by a few ...

In Mondrian’s case, his mischievous Uncle Frits, played a decisive role in steering the young artist towards worship at a different altar. Frits worked part-time in the family store, in The ...

A 1930s painting by Piet Mondrian has sold for $51m (£43m) in a New York auction, a record for the artist's work. The piece was last sold in 1983 for $2.15m, which is equivalent to $6.4m (£5.4m ...