After relocating to New York, Mondrian filled his abstract paintings with a captivating dynamic differentia, as can be seen in his sequence of "boogie-woogies" produced in the mid-40s.
The Gray Tree is one of Mondrian's most notable creations and a paramount painting with consideration to the development of his career as it demonstrates his early evolution toward abstraction and his application of Cubist directions to define the landscape.
Although he is best known for his abstract paintings made from squares and rectangles, Piet Mondrian began with painting realistic sets. He particularly liked painting trees.