Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1942

Victory Boogie Woogie

Piet Mondrian 1872–1944

Victory Boogie Woogie (1942) by Piet Mondrian. Its palette is led by silver (#dadde2, 37%) and pale grey (#bec3cb, 22%), with accents of scarlet red, indigo blue and very dark muted blue. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

• #dadde2 MG 206 silver 37.2% of canvas
• #bec3cb MG 212 pale grey 22.2% of canvas
• #d9bc1f MG 041 pale golden yellow 14.8% of canvas
• #9e2625 MG 019 scarlet red 12.8% of canvas
• #3957a0 MG 111 indigo blue 10.0% of canvas
• #19192f MG 100 very dark muted blue 3.0% of canvas

Color families

White 36%, Gray 18%, Yellow 15%, Blue 12%, Red 12%

Measurements

Lightness

0.74

Contrast

0.51

Vividness

0.058

Warmth

+0.58

Complexity

92 cells

Hue range

0.56

Focus

0.39

Details

Date

1942

Medium

Oil and charcoal and adhesive tape and pencil on paper and canvas

Size

127.5 × 127.5 cm

Genre

abstract art

Collection

Kunstmuseum Den Haag, The Hague

More by Piet Mondrian

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