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Painting of a sunlit tropical clearing with large trees, a pink-roofed hut, a seated man in a straw hat, a reclining dog, and a standing woman in red.

Te raau rahi (The Big Tree)

A sunlit clearing with tall trees, a pink-roofed hut and banana plants, where a seated man in a straw hat rests beside a reclining dog and a woman in red stands at right. Painted in flat, bold colors with loose brushwork on coarse canvas, it carries the inscribed title Te raau rahi in the lower left.

Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1891
Medium
Oil on jute canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1330 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1891).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Kate L. Brewster

Español: Te raau rahi (El gran árbol)

Un claro soleado con árboles altos, una cabaña de techo rosado y plátanos; un hombre sentado con sombrero de paja descansa junto a un perro echado y una mujer de rojo está de pie a la derecha. Pintado con colores planos y pinceladas sueltas sobre lienzo basto, lleva el título inscrito Te raau rahi abajo a la izquierda.

Português: Te raau rahi (A Grande Árvore)

Uma clareira ensolarada com árvores altas, uma cabana de telhado rosado e bananeiras; um homem sentado de chapéu de palha descansa ao lado de um cão deitado, e uma mulher de vermelho está em pé à direita. Pintada com cores chapadas e pinceladas soltas em tela grossa, a obra traz o título inscrito Te raau rahi no canto inferior esquerdo.

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