Capture the essence
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
€880
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
€880
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
€1,173
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€635
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,417
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 1.5 inch
€1,466
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
€342
Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1.5 inch
€782
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch
€635
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,650
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,610
Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€620 €558
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
€600
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€800 €700
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,700
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,700
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,700
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,700
Design - 32 x 30 x 30 cm Design - 12.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€600
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,500
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,500
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Painting - 130 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
€14,000
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
€650
Painting - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€800
Print - 160 x 110 x 1 cm Print - 63 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
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