Mondrian comparison (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Mondrian comparison

Caption

Piet Mondrian painted the same tree in  "The gray tree" (left) and "Blooming apple tree" (right). Viewers can readily discern the tree in "The gray tree" with a branch diameter scaling exponent of 2.8. In "Blooming apple tree," all the brush strokes have roughly the same thickness and viewers report seeing fish, water and other non-tree things. 

Credit

Kunstmuseum Den Haag

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License

Public Domain

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