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.
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Dessin 48
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
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Dessin 41, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
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Trayko Popov
Painting - 61.5 x 159 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.2 x 62.6 x 0.2 inch
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Countryside | Meadows | Fields
Trayko Popov
Painting - 61.5 x 159 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.2 x 62.6 x 0.2 inch
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Trayko Popov
Painting - 100 x 85 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.2 inch
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Kusbudiyanto
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Composition Florale 5
Sébastien Couëffic
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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Trayko Popov
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Trayko Popov
Painting - 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
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Jean-Marc Teillon
Painting - 162 x 114 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch
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Jardin des lumières 5
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 27 x 18 x 0.01 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0 inch
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Jardin des lumières 4
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 27 x 18 x 0.01 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0 inch
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Jardin des lumières 3
Akira Inumaru
Painting - 27 x 18 x 0.01 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.1 x 0 inch
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Jardin des lumières 1
Akira Inumaru
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Dessin 51
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
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Dessin 46, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
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Trayko Popov
Painting - 75 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch
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Trayko Popov
Painting - 35 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Trayko Popov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Trayko Popov
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Dessin 43, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
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Éléonore Deshayes
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
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Éléonore Deshayes
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Dessin 50
Éléonore Deshayes
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Dessin 47, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
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Dessin 44, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
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Dessin 40, Série Carnet de Voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
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Éléonore Deshayes
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Dessin 42, série Carnet de voyage
Éléonore Deshayes
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Éléonore Deshayes
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Encre rouge n°2
Éléonore Deshayes
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Painting - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
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