Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1942

Broadway Boogie Woogie

Piet Mondrian 1872–1944

Broadway Boogie Woogie (1942) by Piet Mondrian. Its palette is led by white (#f0f1ec, 62%) and pale golden yellow (#e6ce2e, 24%), with accents of dark indigo blue and indigo blue. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.

Palette

• #f0f1ec MG 205 white 62.0% of canvas
• #e6ce2e MG 040 pale golden yellow 23.6% of canvas
• #a6382c MG 019 scarlet red 8.3% of canvas
• #36448e MG 112 dark indigo blue 3.1% of canvas
• #4869bd MG 111 indigo blue 3.0% of canvas

Color families

White 62%, Yellow 23%, Red 7%, Blue 6%, Brown 2%

Measurements

Lightness

0.85

Contrast

0.48

Vividness

0.060

Warmth

+0.76

Complexity

241 cells

Hue range

0.46

Focus

0.00

Details

Date

1942

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

127.0 × 127.0 cm

Genre

abstract art

Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York City

More by Piet Mondrian

• The Red Tree, 1909
• Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow, 1930
• New York City, 1942
• Victory Boogie Woogie, 1942