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The Large Tree

Paul Gauguin, 1891

The Large Tree by Paul Gauguin
The Large Tree by Paul Gauguin, 93 cm × 74 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

93 cm × 74 cm

About the size of a cafe table. You would need 2 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 74 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
74 cm
Width
93 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Kind
Painting
Made in
France, 19th century
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it
Unframed: 74 x 92.8 cm (29 1/8 x 36 9/16 in.)
Credit
Gift of Barbara Ginn Griesinger

Ask this work

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
93 cm × 74 cm. About the size of a cafe table. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1891. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of Barbara Ginn Griesinger.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas, made in France, 19th century, France, 19th century.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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