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Sylvain, Adolphe


Adolphe Sylvain (1920 - 1991) was a French photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, and publisher of photographs and other visual materials focusing on Tahiti. After having studied to be a civil engineer, Sylvain became deeply interested in Tahiti and was strongly influenced by the painter Paul Gaugin. Sylvain's works followed Gaugin's motif, using erotic depictions of native women as a means of expressing the idyllic nature of the island.
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'A wonderland of infinite fascination.'

Tahiti.

1950 (undated)
15.75 x 24.5 in (40.00 x 62.23 cm)
Tahiti-sylvain-1950

$600.00

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A curious 1950 pictorial map of Tahiti in French Polynesia by Jean Roucaute, printed by Photos Sylvain. It reflects the popular French romanticization of Tahiti as a otherworldly paradise, a perspective that can largely be attributed to the artist Paul Gaugin, who is referenced here several times. (more details)

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