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The Large Tree

Paul Gauguin

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a tropical scene with several people and trees. Four women and one child are shown, with three in the foreground and one sitting in the background. Two women sit under a large tree on the left, one standing to the right and another sitting behind her. The women wear white tops and either red or green bottoms. A large tree with a thick gray trunk and green leaves is on the left. A smaller tree and several plants are on the right. In the background, there is a fence made of vertical wooden slats with a thatched roof structure behind it. The sky is pinkish-orange. The painting is by Paul Gauguin and titled "The Large Tree".

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900 × 713 px
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