A single tree with twisting branches dominates the composition of The Red Tree (Evening), painted in oil on canvas by Piet Mondrian between 1908 and 1910. The tree's trunk and limbs are rendered in vivid red and orange hues, contrasting sharply with the blue background. The sky and ground are built up with energetic, visible brushstrokes, and the scene is suffused with cool blues and purples, punctuated by small touches of yellow and orange.

The composition is closely cropped, focusing attention on the intricate network of branches, while the background suggests a landscape receding into dusk. This work belongs to a period in early twentieth-century Dutch art when artists such as Mondrian experimented with color, form, and expressive brushwork. Painted before his move to abstraction and the founding of the De Stijl movement, The Red Tree (Evening) reflects the artist’s interest in the expressive potential of natural motifs and the influence of Post-Impressionism and Fauvism. The painting is in the Kunstmuseum Den Haag.