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A massive, swirling, pale-grey and brown gnarled tree-like formation dominates a landscape beneath a dark red sky. Tiny human figures are visible within the structure's dark, hollow crevices. Small green plants sprout at the base near low distant hills.
Two Million Years Ago
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Two Million Years Ago

Artist Vance Hall Kirkland (American, 1904 - 1981)
Date1945
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsFrame: 31 5/8 x 36 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (80.33 x 93.66 x 3.81 cm)
Paper: 18 1/8 x 22 3/4 in. (46.04 x 57.79 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Alleen K. and Carl Feiss
Object number1997.1.7
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Visual DescriptionA massive, swirling, pale-grey and brown gnarled tree-like formation dominates a landscape beneath a dark red sky. Tiny human figures are visible within the structure's dark, hollow crevices. Small green plants sprout at the base near low distant hills.
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