Acquired by the Father of the Present Owner directly from the artist thence by descent
Private Collection, USA

The work is in good condition overall, as is the canvas, which is clear and sound. Light wear and handling around the edges of the painting is visible only upon close observation. Examination under ultraviolet light shows restorations sprinkled on the top register, on the rightmost tree, above the hut, along the lower left margin and on the groupings of figures on the foreground (bottom register). Framed.
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“When I arrived in Tahiti, I was very disappointed that the culture I had dreamed about no longer existed there, but I did observe the components that Gauguin had used to build up his beautiful paintings. He showed me tropical Nature, and this influenced me so enormously that I began looking for a place where perhaps more culture had survived, but in the same natural setting. That place was Bali. There I was shaped, and became what I am today. The Tropics—what an expression that is! Everything that is contained in it—as if an entity—the people, the scenery, the culture. In the Tropics, everything is simple, bigger and more evident. The contrasts are, in many respects, more delicate.”

Theo Meier cited in Klaus Wenk, Theo Meier: Bilder Aus Den Tropen / Pictures From The Tropics, Verlag St💝ocke💜r-Schmidt AG Dietikon-Zürich, Hamburg, 1980, P. 33-34