the red tree piet mondrianPiet Mondrian painted a series of three paintings of trees. The red tree was the first, in 1909, followed by Silver Tree in 1911. Apple Tree in Bloom is the last painting in the series, created in 1912. Piet Mondrian's Red Tree is a work that expresses the artist's interest in natural forms and landscapes. The painting depicts a solitary tree with bare red branches, whose autumnal colours stand out against a background of contrasting shades of blue.