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Painting of a gnarled tree trunk with bare branches against a yellow sky, with cypresses and a poplar beyond a field.

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This painting shows a gnarled tree trunk rising from the ground with spreading bare branches against a bright yellow sky. A tall poplar and dark cypresses stand at the edges of a flat field, with distant houses along the horizon.

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Date

1888

Medium

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Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

Themes

Landscapes, Trees

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