Tiki. Marquesan Art and the Krusenstern expedition. Architecture – paysage Adolfo Wildt (1868-1931) comes from

Adolfo Wildt (1868-1931) comes from the prestigious genealogy of marble cutters

he became interested in the Pictorialist movement

the photographer produced thousands of images for libraries and museums

in 1906 [with 13 plates]

In this distant land

Tiki. Marquesan Art and the Krusenstern expedition. Architecture – paysage Adolfo Wildt (1868-1931) comes fromCreated across the six islands of a remote archipelago in eastern Polynesia, the art of the Marquesas is one of the world's most distinctive and remarkable art traditions. Though exhibited in major museums around the world, Marquesan art is nevertheless poorly understood, and the formation of collections still largely unresearched. This book documents and explores the most extensive early collection from the archipelago. In May, 1804, participants in