Composition 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean)

Piet Mondrian

1915 · Oil on canvas · Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo

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About this work

Artist: Piet Mondrian (1872–1944)
Year: 1915
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 85.8 × 108.4 cm
Collection: Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Movement: De Stijl

Short black horizontal and vertical dashes, some crossing to form plus signs, are scattered across a pale ground and gathered into a loose oval, denser in some places and sparser in others, with no colour at all. A few longer verticals near the bottom centre suggest a pier running out into the sea, while the rest reads as the rhythm of waves under a night sky. Mondrian painted it in 1915 in the Netherlands, where the First World War had kept him, from drawings made at the seaside resorts of Domburg and Scheveningen. It was his first painting in black and white only and is regarded as a turning point on his way to pure abstraction. Theo van Doesburg saw it exhibited that year and sought Mondrian out, the start of the partnership that led to De Stijl. It is in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.

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

Black dashes and crosses on a pale ground gathered into a soft oval, like waves around a pier, for a bedroom, study or coastal living room at 24×18 in black. A white, chalk or pale grey wall; it pairs with Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: De Stijl painting
Era: 20th century (1915)
Orientation: Landscape
Palette: cornflower blue
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, bedroom, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

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: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 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 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean) 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 Kröller-Müller Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 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 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean) painted, and in what medium?

Composition 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean) dates from 1915 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 85.8 × 108.4 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Composition 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean) we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Composition 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean) (Piet Mondrian) — Composition 10 in Black and White (Pier and Ocean) · Piet Mondrian · 1915. 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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