Piet Mondriaan, "Arum Lilies"

Piet Mondriaan (Mondrian), Arum Lilies, 1910; Kunstmuseum den Haag.

The artwork below is obviously a modern reproduction that has randomly changed all the colors in this famous Mondriaan, one of the artist's popular depictions of arum lilies (aäronskelken). A first-hand photo is easily available at the museum's website, yet the purple-tinted version is seen frequently — in fact, more often than the original. There doesn't really appear to be a reason for the revisions, so it's unclear why the changes were made. It would have been just as easy to duplicate the authentic coloring.

Altered version of a painting by Piet Mondriaan.