Cercanías de Baracoa by Pierre Toussaint Frédéric Mialhe presents a dramatic journey through the dense tropical landscape surrounding Baracoa, Cuba. Travelers move along a narrow forest road on horseback and by ox, while a runner leads the way through towering trees, palms and thick vegetation. The scene combines movement with a strong sense of scale. Mialhe’s monumental tree trunks dominate the composition, making the figures appear small within the lush Caribbean interior. Rich greens, warm earth tones and flashes of red give the work a vivid, almost theatrical quality.