Hikuera
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Painted in 1929, Hikuera was inspired by Robert Lee Eskridge’s time in Hikueru, a remote atoll in French Polynesia.
Though the title appears as Hikuera in the artist’s signature, this is believed to reflect a phonetic interpretation of the local pronunciation.
The work depicts what appears to be a communal fishing scene, with the central figure poised with a spear and others surrounding him in dynamic coordination. Stylized musculature and geometric background elements reflect a fusion of modernist composition and Art Deco aesthetics.
Hikuera stands as both an ethnographic record and a visual symphony grounded in the design language of its era.
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