Mondrian

American  

[mawn-dree-ahn, mon-, mon-dree-ahn] / ˈmɔn driˌɑn, ˈmɒn-, ˈmɒn driˌɑn /

noun

1. Piet Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, 1872–1944, Dutch painter.

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Mondrian British  

/ ˈmɔndriːaːn /

noun

1. Piet (piːt). 1872–1944, Dutch painter, noted esp as an exponent of the abstract art movement De Stijl

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Displays have included rarities like a 1792 linen shirt belonging to a son of Marie Antoinette and the Yves Saint-Laurent mid-1960s Mondrian dress that belonged to French singer Juliette Greco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

For all those in search of pop star-infused festive cheer, Mariah Carey’s Holiday Bar opened earlier this month at the Mondrian Hotel’s Skybar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

The light show evokes the work of abstract artist Piet Mondrian.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

When the Dutchman Mondrian arrived in New York in 1940, fleeing first the Nazi occupation of Paris and then the London Blitz, his reputation as one of Europe’s most celebrated artists preceded him.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Nevertheless, the problems he faced in composing the three-dimensional space of his work were not so very different from those later confronted by Mondrian.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson