The artwork “Copalli,” painted by Diego Rivera in 1937, is an oil painting that belongs to the Surrealism art movement. This landscape painting measures 91.44 by 121.92 centimeters and is currently housed in the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, NY, US.
The artwork depicts an otherworldly landscape dominated by large, twisted, and bare tree trunks reaching toward the sky. The background features undulating gray rocks and subdued clouds floating in a serene blue sky. The branches take on an almost anthropomorphic quality, creating a surreal and dreamlike atmosphere characteristic of Surrealism. The limited color palette and the interplay of organic forms with austere geological elements contribute to the enigmatic and contemplative nature of the composition.
