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My First View of the Congo Forest

1930

Paul B. Travis

(American, 1891–1975)
Culture
America, Ohio, Cleveland
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 76.9 x 101.9 cm (30 1/4 x 40 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1930.2083
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Not on view
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A horizontally oriented stylized oil painting depicts a sweeping landscape featuring people with dark skin tones. On our left, a man stands holding a yellow vessel above a seated companion. To our right, another figure rests near a thatched hut amidst oversized foliage. Beyond them, undulating blue hills recede under a luminous sky where rays of light pierce through thick, billowing clouds.

My First View of the Congo Forest

1930

Paul B. Travis

(American, 1891–1975)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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