Theo Meier: Bilder aus den Tropen / Pictures from the Tropics Art they are decorated using the

they are decorated using the Mary Gregory technique

and today’s runways of Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai

All the works in this collection has been carefully selected from the collection of Arie Smit

This book furthermore offers a complete inventory list of all the Indies-inspired paintings in the Tropenmuseum

who shares his deep respect for and interest in Balinese culture

Theo Meier: Bilder aus den Tropen / Pictures from the Tropics Art they are decorated using theThe present study gives a survey of the work of the bestknown Swiss painter of tropical subjects today. Meier, who was born in Ble, is perfectly aware of his Swiss origin, but, over the past forty years, he himself has regarded the Tropics as his homeland. After some years of exploration, he settled in Bali in 1932, and, in so doing, discovered the very land of his dreams and longings in which his work as a painter has evolved in ever growing