Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1942

New York City

Piet Mondrian 1872–1944

New York City (1942) by Piet Mondrian. Its palette is led by cool white (#e3e5ef, 46%) and pale amber (#e1b237, 28%), with accents of vivid red and very dark blue. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.

Palette

• #e3e5ef MG 204 cool white 46.4% of canvas
• #e1b237 MG 035 pale amber 28.1% of canvas
• #cfcec0 MG 171 bone 12.0% of canvas
• #e52b14 MG 013 vivid red 7.9% of canvas
• #0e2752 MG 108 very dark blue 5.5% of canvas

Color families

White 49%, Yellow 28%, Brown 8%, Red 7%, Blue 5%

Measurements

Lightness

0.81

Contrast

0.53

Vividness

0.070

Warmth

+0.89

Complexity

250 cells

Hue range

0.50

Focus

0.00

Details

Date

1942

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

119.3 × 114.2 cm

Genre

abstract art

Collection

Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris

More by Piet Mondrian

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