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 ...

Piet Mondrian fled the Netherlands to make art in Paris, London and New York. He was drawn to the excitement of urban life ...

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 ...