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A clear delineation of the trinity of spaces, with the foreground being alive with humans and animal (the red cow), the middle ground firmed with the solidity of an unusually tall house with a wall cutting halfway into the picture plane, and the back expanse given to nature – sky and mountains, animated by the swaying palms of the coconut trees. The dark blue strokes swirling eastwards suggest the weather may change for the worse, but the male and female figures seem oblivious to the coming change of weather, while the cow bent on, grazing. Interestingly, the painting spots a sharp angularity in the mountains, the house (with Minangkabau-like roof), the cow and even the figures.