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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Painting, Biarritz I, Peter de Boer

Biarritz I

Peter de Boer

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,610

Painting, Eden, Poonam Choudhary

Eden

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

€1,243

Painting, Island, Peter de Boer

Island

Peter de Boer

Painting - 150 x 400 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 157.5 x 0.8 inch

€12,000

Painting, Faith02, Poonam Choudhary

Faith02

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 2 inch

€835

Painting, Flowers, Trayko Popov

Flowers

Trayko Popov

Painting - 75 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch

€550

Painting, Life 04, Poonam Choudhary

Life 04

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1 inch

€417

Painting, Life 03, Poonam Choudhary

Life 03

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€232

Painting, Life 02, Poonam Choudhary

Life 02

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€232

Painting, Life 01, Poonam Choudhary

Life 01

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€232

Painting, Morning Dew, Trayko Popov

Morning Dew

Trayko Popov

Painting - 90.2 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 x 1 inch

€1,849

Painting, Nightsea, Peter de Boer

Nightsea

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Divine, Poonam Choudhary

Divine

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€464

Painting, Sulap II, Peter de Boer

Sulap II

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Sulap I, Peter de Boer

Sulap I

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Fisher boy, Peter de Boer

Fisher boy

Peter de Boer

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,630

Design, Loveseat, Poonam Choudhary

Loveseat

Poonam Choudhary

Design - 82.6 x 109.2 x 73.7 cm Design - 32.5 x 43 x 29 inch

€2,504

Painting, Bakul Pecel, Kusbudiyanto

Bakul Pecel

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 65 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,400