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The Buccaneers

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Buccaneers by Winslow Homer: A painting of a group of people on a beach with palm trees. The scene depicts several men in 18th-century pirate attire standing on a grassy shore, looking out at the sea. They are positioned on the left side of the painting. A few palm trees, with green leaves and white trunks, are to their right. In the background, a body of water with a ship emitting smoke is visible on the left. On the right side, a person in a red outfit sits next to a barrel under a thatched roof structure. The sky is light-colored with some clouds. The painting's color palette includes shades of green, blue, red, and brown.

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701 × 893 px
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