Coconut Palm, Ecuador

American Frederic Edwin Church • 1857

Coconut Palm, Ecuador, 1857

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Botanical sketch showing the base of the trunk of a coconut palm in Ecuador, with a detail of its fruits at upper right. Dominating the composition at center, the base of the trunk is characterized by its cylindrical form, its horizontal bands, and its rough, vertical striations. Grass and other small plants grow around its circumference. Graphite on off-white wove paper

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