Capture the essence
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£759
When artist Paul Gauguin arrived in Papeete in June 1891, his romantic image of Tahiti as an untouched landscape, a paradise derived in part from Pierre Loti's novel Le Mariage de Loti (1880). What is worth noting is that Gauguin was actually disappointed by the extent to which French colonization had corrupted everyday life in Tahiti. He subsequently attempted to immerse himself in what he believed were the authentic aspects of the culture. By later including Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics, he displayed what is referred to in Western art as Primitivism. Typically borrowed from non-Western or prehistoric people perceived to be “primitive", the likes of Gauguin and Henri Rousseau borrowed from subject matter deemed exotic or indeed tropical such as in Rousseau's In a Tropical Forest Combat of a Tiger and a Buffalo (1908–1909).
Despite non-Western art being important to the development of modern art, Primitivism has often been critiqued for reproducing racist stereotypes. Now, it can be argued then that the canon is no longer entirely Western-centric and tropical style art movement has been later depicted by the African artworks of Roger Djiguemde and also Ana Maria Dias who hails from Brazil. Further implementing the importance of this art style despite how exotic its setting.
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£759
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
£1,012
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£548
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£1,223
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 1.5 inch
£1,265
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
£295
Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1.5 inch
£675
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch
£548
Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
£557 £501
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
£539
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,483
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,797
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£3,594
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,258
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,447
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
£719 £629
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,696
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,078
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,528
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,528
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,528
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,617
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,426
Design - 32 x 30 x 30 cm Design - 12.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£539
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
£1,348
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
£1,348
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
£1,438
Painting - 130 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
£12,580
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 82 x 152 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 59.8 x 1.2 inch
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Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£584
Painting - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
£719
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,797
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,336
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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