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The Winkel Mill Analysis

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Both of the windmills are made by the artist, Piet Mondrian, during the 20th century. The first windmill is titled, The Winkel Mill, and it was made in 1908. This artwork is done in a style called pointillism, where dots of paint are used to compose the piece. The paints are complementary colors, because of the areas of blue and purple mixed with yellow and orange. Within the painting, there is a dome shaped windmill directly in the center of the painting. The grass in the foreground has a high level of saturation, and the sky in the background has a low level of saturation. The second windmill is titled, Windmill, and it was made in 1917. The windmill is placed in the center of the painting, and is shaped like a cylinder. The scene takes
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