"Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)" by Giorgio de Chirico
Reoccurring themes: big empty space, long shadows, clock tower, two tiny people. New elements: a train and a bunch of bananas. A really large bunch of bananas. I get the sadness of someone leaving on the train but where do the bananas fit in? I don’t see the usual ominous lurking shadow so the bananas must be the lurking danger. This painting says to me : Tiny people beware of large bananas!
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