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Comparing a painting of the Oostzijdse windmill from 1902 with one from 1907 reveals how Mondrian developed during this period. In Oostzijdse Mill with Woman at Dock of Landzicht Farm, painted around 1902 or 1903, the meandering river leads the eye over the canvas. The colours are naturalistic – the green of the grass, the blue of the water, the grey cloudy sky of a wet day in Holland. The painting sits firmly in the Dutch landscape tradition Mondrian knew so well and was still working in just after the turn of the century.

Mondrian painted Oostzijdse Mill in the Evening in 1907 or 1908. The change in the use of colour is striking; here, the hues are warm, bright and perhaps even a touch oversaturated. They are still based on observation from nature, but this time Mondrian has chosen to paint at sunset. The soft pink glow and the warm yellow and violet of the sky give the work a solemn feeling. With the windmill and the scenery backlit by the sun, the contours stand out and hardly any detail is visible. The work consists mainly of large fields of colour; the forms have become dense and compact.