Through a study of the interplay between consumerism and the work of acclaimed artist Piet Mondrian, Stanford art historian Nancy J. Troy uncovers how social forces shaped the artist's legacy.

From Yves St. Laurent's famed shift dresses to hotel décor, furniture and even jigsaw puzzles, among other "Mondriana," Dutch artist Piet Mondrian's imagery has become ubiquitous in consumer culture.

Troy scoured not only gallery and museum archives, as well as auction records, but also court cases, financial documents, popular magazines and other artifacts of the marketplace surrounding Mondrian. She uncovered a tangled web of vested interests that have shaped the artist's legacy since his death in 1944.