Back to gallery
The Purao Tree

Art Appreciation

Imagine stepping into a dreamscape, a world bathed in the cool, mysterious hues of deep blues and vibrant greens. The scene is dominated by an enormous, almost skeletal tree, its branches twisting and reaching across the canvas like the veins of a giant. The artist masterfully employs this dramatic composition, creating a sense of enclosure, as if we are peering into a hidden grove. Hints of human figures, rendered with a certain naiveté, dot the landscape, adding a touch of the exotic. There is a sense of tranquility, and the feeling that one is on the edge of a magical secret.

The Purao Tree

Paul Gauguin

Category:

Created:

1897

Likes:

0

Dimensions:

3317 × 2582 px
92 × 73 mm

Download:

Related artworks

A View near Tivoli (Morning)
Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ
Landscape at Port-Villez
1865 Fontainebleau Forest
Côte près de Honfleur
Rouen Cathedral, the Portal, Grey Weather
On the Heights, Algiers
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
Summer Landscape, Eragny 1887
Schuffenecker's Studio
Pine Trees, Cap d'Antibes