''Evening; Red Tree'' is a 1908–1910 oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist

Piet Mondrian Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (), after 1906 known as Piet Mondrian (, also , ; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He is known for being ...

in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.painting record
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This painting shows the artist's luminist period where he painted realistically but with brighter than actual colors and simplifying contours. This painting is a cross-over to his more rectangular and analytical style. Mondrian painted this painting in the Zeeland coastal resort of Domburg, at that time a popular artist's colony in the summer months. His trees illustrate his shift towards abstract cubism:. File:20 sep 13 klee around the core.jpg, ''Willow Grove: Impression of Light and Shadow'', 1905 File:Piet Mondrian, 1911, Gray Tree (De grijze boom), oil on canvas, 79.7 x 109.1 cm, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Netherlands.jpg, '' Gray Tree'', 1911 File:Blossoming apple tree, by Piet Mondriaan.jpg, ''Blossoming Apple Tree'', 1912 During his first stay in Domburg, Mondrian reportedly made sketches of an apple tree in the garden of the Villa Loverendale, the home of

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and her friend, the painter Jacoba van Heemskerck. The painting was completed during a subsequent visit to Domburg.

Exhibitions

It was exhibited twice during Mondrian's lifetime; the first time at the exhibition ''Schilderijen en teekeningen door C. Spoor, Piet Mondriaan en Jan Sluyters'' in the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 1909. In 1910 it was shown at the 20th annual exhibition of members of :nl:Kunstenaarsvereniging Sint Lucas in Amsterdam. It was sold for 500 guilders to Marie Tak van Poortvliet.

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External links

artwork record
on Europeana website {{DEFAULTSORT:Evening Red Tree 1900s paintings Paintings by Piet Mondrian Paintings in the Netherlands