Tropical Style
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.
Jacques Lionel (J.L.) Henry
Giraffes in Jungle
Jacques Lionel (J.L.) Henry
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 cm Painting - 16 x 12 inch
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Two Little Houses
Jacques Lionel (J.L.) Henry
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
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Five Houses in Mountains
Jacques Lionel (J.L.) Henry
Painting - 91.4 x 61 cm Painting - 36 x 24 inch
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Three Pink Houses / Rural Scene
Jacques Lionel (J.L.) Henry
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 2 inch
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Rural Scene/ Four Houses
Jacques Lionel (J.L.) Henry
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 cm Painting - 12 x 16 inch
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Martin Kerntke
Blue Plastic Bags Roadside African Bushes
Martin Kerntke
Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch
€12,922
Red Riding Hood with Buggy
Martin Kerntke
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€9,087
Jean Adrien Seide
Village, Mountains & Trees
Jean Adrien Seide
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Painting - 48 x 72 inch
€8,635
Blue sky in the valley
Jean Adrien Seide
Painting - 121.9 x 181.6 cm Painting - 48 x 71.5 inch
€8,635
Tarik Chebli
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Le vol des pigeons
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Marathon sur la piste aérienne
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€2,800
Le déménagement
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 30 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,600
Dans la grotte
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
En jouant avec les bouées
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Nuit de la Saint jean
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Raymond Joseph
Village au bord de l'eau
Raymond Joseph
Painting - 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€300
La vie au bord de l'eau
Raymond Joseph
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
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Edna De Araraquara
Cueillette de coton
Edna De Araraquara
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Ana Maria Dias
Des bananes argent
Ana Maria Dias
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Les vendeurs d´oranges
Ana Maria Dias
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€3,400
Le temps des vacances
Ana Maria Dias
Painting - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,800
José Salvaggio
Eglise Saint Paul à Strasbourg
José Salvaggio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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