Plaque

Piet Mondrian

Inscription

Piet Cornelis Mondrian, 1872 - 1944, painter, lived here.
Greater London Council

Mondrian was in a rented room in this lodging house, with shared bathroom, 1938-40.  His room was on the ground floor, at the back.  The Camden New Journal carried an interior photo when the flat was up for rent in May 2015 at £475 p.w.

Site: Piet Mondrian (1 memorial)

NW3, Parkhill Road, 60

The plaque is visible to the left of the entrance porch.

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Piet Mondrian

Painter.  Born the Netherlands.  September 1938, avoiding the Nazis, he moved...

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