Long Giraffe Canvas Van Gogh spent watching the water go

spent watching the water go by

Hang it in a dining room to lift the table setting

snow-dusted peaks rise into a sky where the first warm light of day tints the clouds rose and gold

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A close-up tangle of tropical leaves fills this dramatic monochrome composition

Long Giraffe Canvas Van Gogh spent watching the water goSet against a depthless black background, this close up portrait turns a giraffe's head and long neck into something close to sculpture. Tilted slightly toward the viewer with a gentle, almost curious expression, the animal reveals itself in crisp photographic clarity, from the soft tufted ossicones to the delicate fringe of its long eyelashes. The chestnut patches of its coat seem to glow against the darkness, their pale cream borders tracing a