Now the only problem is to destroy these lines also through mutual opposition... [note under his letter]: I think that the destructive element is too much neglected in art. (Piet Mondrian)

Now the only problem is to destroy these lines also through mutual opposition... [note under his letter]: I think that the destructive element is too much neglected in art.

Piet Mondrian

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