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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Fiction
The more you know about artist Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), the better you will appreciate this look at his journey from representational landscape painter to modernist. This Dutch import begins with a theater-of-the-absurd flavor, but readers who surrender to the book's strange universe (people have bird heads and long, thin legs; dogs are stick figures with rectangular bodies) will become absorbed into increasingly complex and compelling land- and cityscapes. At the start, we meet Mr. Quickstep (Mondrian), Mr. Coppern...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
The more you know about artist Piet Mondrian, the better you will appreciate this look at his journey from representational landsc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More