Race to the Market, Tahiti by Nicholas Chevalier. Two outrigger canoes filled with people, fruit, and animals race across a calm turquoise lagoon with tropical mountains in the background.

Race to the Market, Tahiti

Nicholas Chevalier

1880 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A vibrant and energetic 19th-century scene of Tahitian life, featuring canoes racing across a sun-drenched tropical lagoon.

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Where it works

A measured piece with active movement in a warmer tonal register — asks little of the space around it.

Often works in
Living Room · Dining Room · Commercial Space
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Strong over sofas, beds, buffets, or wider open walls
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Reads clearly on light, mid, or deeper walls
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Soft white, Charcoal black, Soft gray

About the piece

Painted in 1880 by Nicholas Chevalier, this lively work captures the spirit of Oceania with luminous detail. Two canoes, laden with tropical produce and figures in traditional dress, navigate the crystalline waters of a Tahitian bay, set against a backdrop of dramatic volcanic peaks and palm-fringed shores.

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