Matamoe (Death)

Bright, saturated with contrasting colors, and inscribed within the narrative of a peaceful life far from civilization, with a mysterious inscription in the lower corner of the image - "Motamoe."

Like the rest of his work from this period, "Landscape with Peacocks" possesses an extraordinary flavor, resulting from the application of multiple layers of oil paint. The composition is constructed by stacking several planes. Two peacock silhouettes appear in the foreground, strolling among flowers and imposing stones. Then, a young man is depicted working with a tree-cutting tool thrown behind his back. Higher up, a hut and two female figures can be glimpsed.

The upper half of the image is dominated by mountainous landscapes, with peaks and cliffs. An incredibly tall and curved coconut tree traverses a hilly background, extending its top toward the sky.

Despite the title of the work, the peacocks, the main characters, appear relatively modest: a small reddish female and a larger male with dark blue plumage spread out. However, the splendor and beauty of the peacock's outspread tail seem to be expressed in the shimmering colors that permeate the entire painting.