Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian Biography:
Mondrian was born in Holland in 1872 and was determined to become a painter from a young age. He qualified with a teaching degree in 1892 as insisted upon by his family, but enrolled for painting lessons himself, before moving to Amsterdam and registering at the Rijksacademie. Mondrian became a member of the art society Kunstliefde Art Lovers in Utrecht, where his first paintings were exhibited in 1893. He experimented with many different styles including naturalistic, impressionist and painting many landscapes of his native country.  >>click here for more