The Calaveras Grove of the Big Tree or Wellingtonia, in the Evening

"The Calaveras Grove of the Big Tree or Wellingtonia, in the Evening" is an 1875 painting by Marianne North.  This oil on canvas artwork, housed in the Marianne North Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, depicts a grove of towering redwood trees. The painting showcases the immense scale of the trees, their reddish-brown bark contrasting with the lush green foliage. The light suggests it is either early morning or late afternoon, casting long shadows on the forest floor. The scene is peaceful and serene, with a sense of the immense scale and age of the trees. The exact dimensions of the painting are not provided in the metadata.