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Coffee Harvest in the Colombian Andes Oil on canvas on panel, 20 x 10 cm, anonymous (Colombian), 20th century Private collection |
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An example of Colombian
naïf art, depicting an Andean landscape where terraced hills are
worked by figures engaged in communal coffee farming. The scene
features an abundance of ripe coffee cherries, traditional attire,
and domesticated animals such as llamas and sheep, all portrayed in
a stylised and vividly coloured manner. Emphasising cultural
identity and agrarian labour, the composition blends symbolic detail
with a distinctive, free-flowing approach that is characteristic of
folk art traditions in the region. |
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