Beach with Five Piers at Domburg is an important example of Piet Mondrian’s earlier work from a critical moment in his search to find his own visual language. Mondrian experimented with color, style, and technique, ultimately deciding to focus on the horizontal and vertical. This painting is part of a remarkable gift from the estate of Conrad and Maria Janis, which comprises nearly two hundred works in total, including 34 paintings and works on paper by Mondrian. The Janises are recognized as Millennial Benefactors for their 2009 gift of Composition with Blue, Yellow, and Red (1927), the first Mondrian painting to enter the MFA’s collection.

Oil on canvas on board.

Gift of Maria and Conrad Janis by and through the Janis Living Trust.

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