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Piet Mondrian Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Piet Mondrian was born in what country? | The Netherlands |
| Mondrian died in what year? | 1944 |
| Mondrian was how old when he died? | 72 |
| What was Mondrian's father's job? | Teacher |
| Mondrian went to what school? | Academy of fine arts Amsterdam |
| Most of mondrain's work at the start of college was what type of art? | Landscapes |
| What style of art made Mondrain want to move to Paris? | Cubism |
| Mondrian eventually started breaking objects down into what? | Basic shapes and patterns |
| Why did Mondrain move to London? | The start of World War II |
| What was the name of Piet Mondrain's final finished painting? | Broadway boogie woogie |
| What did mondrain's uncle do? | He was a local artist. |
| What was happening in Europe that caused Mondrian to experiment with his work a lot? | Cubist Movement |
| How did Mondrian's artwork change over time? | It became more abstract. |
| What caused Mondrian's extended stay at home in 1914 and how did this affect his work? | World War I. He became friends with Dutch artist and experimented with color. |
| Once Mondrian moved to New York, how did his work change and what was his reason for it? | It was busier because he lived in a busy city. |
| Explain Mondrian's moving from place to place, starting with his birth, and ending with his death. What were major reasons why he moved so much? | He followed art movements. |