Composition No. I with Red and Black

Piet Mondrian

1929 · Oil on canvas · Kunstmuseum Basel

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About this work

Artist: Piet Mondrian (1872–1944)
Year: 1929
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 52 × 52 cm
Collection: Kunstmuseum Basel
Movement: De Stijl

A large white square is divided by black lines into a few unequal fields, with a red rectangle in the upper left corner, a narrow black bar at lower right and small white planes along the edges. Most of the canvas is white, and the lines run off the edges as if the grid continued beyond the frame. Mondrian painted it in Paris in 1929, at the height of his classic Neo-Plastic style, when he had reduced his compositions to a minimum of colour and relied on the precise balance of a few planes and the thickness and spacing of the black lines. The asymmetry, a heavy corner of red weighed against a small black block, is the whole drama of the picture. It is in the Kunstmuseum Basel.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A wide white field with one red corner and a narrow black bar, for a home office, hallway or minimalist living room at 24×36 in black. A bright white or pale grey wall; it pairs with Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: De Stijl painting
Era: 20th century (1929)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, home office, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Composition No. I with Red and Black in the public domain?

Yes. Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Kunstmuseum Basel.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Composition No. I with Red and Black painted, and in what medium?

Composition No. I with Red and Black dates from 1929 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 52 × 52 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Composition No. I with Red and Black we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Composition No. I with Red and Black (Piet Mondrian) — Composition No. I with Red and Black · Piet Mondrian · 1929. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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