Tropics

72 works by 10 artists

72 works featuring “Tropics” by 10 artists, from the 18th to the 20th century, held in 17 museums.

Group of Palms, Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java, Marianne North

Group of Palms, Botanic Garden, Buitenzorg, Java, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

A View taken in the bay of Oaite Peha [Vaitepiha] Otaheite [Tahiti] ('Tahiti Revisited'), William Hodges

A View taken in the bay of Oaite Peha [Vaitepiha] Otaheite [Tahiti] ('Tahiti Revisited'), 1776.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Forêt tropicale avec singes, Henri Rousseau

Forêt tropicale avec singes, 1910.

Henri Rousseau (French), watercolor on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Key West, Hauling Anchor, Winslow Homer

Key West, Hauling Anchor, 1903.

Winslow Homer (American), watercolor and graphite

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Cascade in the Tuauru Valley, Tahiti, William Hodges

A Cascade in the Tuauru Valley, Tahiti, c. 1775.

William Hodges (British), oil on wood

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

View of part of Owharre [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huahine, William Hodges

View of part of Owharre [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huahine, 1774.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

View of the Matang over the Great Swamp, Sarawak, Borneo, Marianne North

View of the Matang over the Great Swamp, Sarawak, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida, Winslow Homer

Red Shirt, Homosassa, Florida, 1904.

Winslow Homer (American), watercolor and graphite

National Gallery of Art, United States

Flowers and Fruit of the Cocoa Tree, painted at Singapore, Marianne North

Flowers and Fruit of the Cocoa Tree, painted at Singapore, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Old Boat-house and Riverside Vegetation, Sarawak, Marianne North

Old Boat-house and Riverside Vegetation, Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

General view of the Island of Otaheite ['Tahiti, bearing South-East'], William Hodges

General view of the Island of Otaheite ['Tahiti, bearing South-East'], 1775.

William Hodges (British), oil on wood

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Flowers and Fruit of the Pomelo, a branch of Hennah, and Flying Lizard, Sarawak, Marianne North

Flowers and Fruit of the Pomelo, a branch of Hennah, and Flying Lizard, Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

A Mangrove Swamp in Sarawak, Borneo, Marianne North

A Mangrove Swamp in Sarawak, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

A Climber in flower and fruit, Sarawak, Marianne North

A Climber in flower and fruit, Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

View of Owharee [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huaheine [Huahine], William Hodges

View of Owharee [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huaheine [Huahine], 1773.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Tamaca Palms, Frederic Edwin Church

Tamaca Palms, 1854.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Flowers and Butterflies of Sarawak, Borneo, Marianne North

Flowers and Butterflies of Sarawak, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite [Tahiti], William Hodges

View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite [Tahiti], 1770s.

William Hodges (British), oil on wood

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Nipa Palm, Borneo, Marianne North

Nipa Palm, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Salt Kettle, Bermuda, Winslow Homer

Salt Kettle, Bermuda, 1899.

Winslow Homer (American), watercolor and graphite

National Gallery of Art, United States

Orchids of Sarawak, Borneo, Marianne North

Orchids of Sarawak, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

A Javan Rhododendron and Ipomoea, Marianne North

A Javan Rhododendron and Ipomoea, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

El Rio de Luz (The River of Light), Frederic Edwin Church

El Rio de Luz (The River of Light), 1877.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Clearing in the Forest of Tji Boddas, Java, with bank of Tree Ferns, Marianne North

A Clearing in the Forest of Tji Boddas, Java, with bank of Tree Ferns, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Limestone Mountains of Sarawak, Borneo, Marianne North

Limestone Mountains of Sarawak, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church

Heart of the Andes, 1859.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

View of Cotopaxi, Frederic Edwin Church

View of Cotopaxi, 1857.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Group of Tree Ferns around the spring at Matang, Sarawak, Marianne North

Group of Tree Ferns around the spring at Matang, Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

View of Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea], William Hodges

View of Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea], 1773.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Flowers and Fruit of the Doctor's Tree, Sarawak, Marianne North

Flowers and Fruit of the Doctor's Tree, Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Flowers and Fruit of Barringtonia, Borneo, Marianne North

Flowers and Fruit of Barringtonia, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Leaf and Inflorescence of a Gigantic Aroid, Java, Marianne North

Leaf and Inflorescence of a Gigantic Aroid, Java, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

[A] view of Maitavie Bay, [in the island of] Otaheite [Tahiti], William Hodges

[A] view of Maitavie Bay, [in the island of] Otaheite [Tahiti], 1776.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java, Marianne North

Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of the Sacred Lotus in Java, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Jak Fruit, Singapore, Marianne North

Jak Fruit, Singapore, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

A Waterfall in Tahiti, William Hodges

A Waterfall in Tahiti, c. 1775.

William Hodges (British), oil on wood

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Walk under Palms, with a glimpse of the River at Sarawak, Marianne North

Walk under Palms, with a glimpse of the River at Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Tropical Landscape, Frederic Edwin Church

Tropical Landscape, c. 1855.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Spain

View from the Istana, Sarawak, Marianne North

View from the Istana, Sarawak, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Two cultivated Plants, painted at Singapore, Marianne North

Two cultivated Plants, painted at Singapore, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

A cultivated Crinum, painted in Borneo, Marianne North

A cultivated Crinum, painted in Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

View of Kuching and River, Sarawak, Borneo, Marianne North

View of Kuching and River, Sarawak, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Pichincha, Frederic Edwin Church

Pichincha, 1867.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

The Breadfruit, painted at Singapore, Marianne North

The Breadfruit, painted at Singapore, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

Fruit of Sandoricum and Green Gaper, Borneo, Marianne North

Fruit of Sandoricum and Green Gaper, Borneo, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

South American Landscape, Frederic Edwin Church

South American Landscape, 1856.

Frederic Edwin Church (American), oil on canvas

Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Spain

View of Point Venus and Matavai Bay, looking east, William Hodges

View of Point Venus and Matavai Bay, looking east, 1773.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

View of the Islands of Otaha [Taaha] and Bola Bola [Bora Bora] with Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea], William Hodges

View of the Islands of Otaha [Taaha] and Bola Bola [Bora Bora] with Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea], 1773.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Tahiti, William Hodges

Tahiti, 18th century.

William Hodges (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Two Flowering Shrubs of Java, Marianne North

Two Flowering Shrubs of Java, 1876.

Marianne North (British), oil

Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom