Why it matters
Mondrian's grid of small coloured squares was inspired by the street grid of Manhattan and by boogie-woogie, the blues music he loved. He painted it after moving to New York in 1940.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1943.
- The Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins bought it for $800 and donated it to MoMA.
- Compared with his earlier work, the canvas is divided into many more squares.
Based on the Wikipedia article Broadway Boogie Woogie (CC BY-SA 4.0).
