Gable Farm with trees 

Piet Mondrian created this oil painting titled 'Gable Farm with trees', which is a 31 by 27-centimeter piece of work. Mondrian, working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, lived through a period of massive shifts in social structures and norms, and this is where we can start to understand the emotional undercurrents of his work. Mondrian's early works often depicted the Dutch countryside, reflecting a sense of national identity and connection to the land. However, it is clear Mondrian developed alternative narratives. Here, he plays with ideas about the familiar and the strange. Do you sense a feeling of isolation? The way Mondrian renders this farm suggests the historical tensions that arise in a rapidly modernizing world. In this painting, Mondrian seems to be asking us: How do we hold onto tradition while stepping boldly into the future?