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Piet Mondrian
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian did not die from an accident or external violence; he passed away due to illness. The Dutch painter succumbed to pneumonia on February 1, 1944, in New York City, at the age of 71. At the time of his death, his final work, Victory Boogie Woogie, remained unfinished.123