Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie

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Broadway Boogie-Woogie was the last painting completed by artist Piet Mondrian, in 1943, as a tribute to his love and passion for New York City’s flashy night life, fantastic music: hence the name of the masterpiece, and never sleeping streets. (Aaron Art Prints)

In this magnificent and simple oil painting, Mondrian has managed to exhibit New York City’s flashy life by using only four hues. There are the three primary colors, red, blue, and yellow, also classified as triadic colors on the color wheel, along with a very light grey background.

The idea of a painting created using only the primary color palette may not seem very pleasant, but in this painting, the artist has used the primary hues in such a considerable amount that the vibrant
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