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A close-up painting of three large green coconuts hanging among tangled brown and yellow stems and long green palm fronds. Glimpses of blue sky peek through the dense foliage.
Coconuts
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Coconuts

Artist Jane Peterson (American, 1876 - 1965)
Date1945
MediumOil on board
DimensionsFrame: 37 3/8 x 32 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (94.9 x 81.9 x 5.4 cm)
Sight: 29 1/4 x 24 in. (74.3 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.17
Collections
Visual DescriptionA close-up painting of three large green coconuts hanging among tangled brown and yellow stems and long green palm fronds. Glimpses of blue sky peek through the dense foliage.
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