Field with Young Trees in the Foreground

Before the grid, Mondrian was already simplifying nature into verticals, bands, and atmosphere.

What to notice

Watch the thin tree trunks divide the view into intervals; the landscape already hints at the structural thinking of his later abstractions.

Discover

This early landscape predates Mondrian’s nonobjective paintings. Its restrained field, horizon, and vertical trees show how his move toward abstraction grew from close observation of nature.