KLIMT - TREE OF LIFE, C/10 Coffee Wright referred to this triptych

Wright referred to this triptych as a kinder symphony

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Depicting snow laden on pine branches that are stark against a crystalline blue sky

Van Gogh has achieved an effect of luminosity with the use of contrasting colors and tones

its exact origin is unknown

KLIMT - TREE OF LIFE, C/10 Coffee Wright referred to this triptychKlimts The Tree of Life includes these themes with branches reaching upwards towards the heavens and roots reaching deep beneath the earth symbolizing the link between heaven, earth and the underworld below. There is a noticeable bird in the center; some say it is an owl representing wisdom, while others say it is a raven representing death. The tree is done in classic Klimt style with the swirling branches drawing up deep into the painting where one