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Painting of a white seagull in flight before dark, textured cliffs with a rock arch under a pale blue night sky.

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Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach Möwe vor den Klippen von Capri 1901, Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (1901), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A dark, textured painting shows a white seagull gliding past a towering rock formation with a natural arch, set against a pale blue, cloud-streaked sky. The rocks are rendered in heavy impasto with warm highlights, creating a brooding nocturnal atmosphere. The work is by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach and dated 1901, with the title referring to a gull before the cliffs of Capri.

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