House on the Gein, 1741, reversed sketch

House on the Gein, 1741, reversed sketch documents the same historic farmhouse as his standard orientation painting but viewed from the opposite side — 'reversed' presumably meaning either painted from the other bank of the Gein or composed as a mirror image. This kind of systematic investigation from multiple viewpoints was part of Mondrian's thorough approach to important subjects. The reversed view offers different light conditions, different spatial relationships with the water, and a different relationship between the building and its surroundings. Together, the paired views constitute a more complete understanding of the farmhouse as a form in its landscape.

The reversed composition necessarily produces different lighting relationships: what was lit from one side in the standard view falls in shadow here, or vice versa. This tonal reversal gives the sketch a different mood despite the identical subject. The handling is looser than the primary version, appropriate to a study or exploratory variant.