Villard Denis (Davertige) 24"x20" The Coffee Grinder 1955 Acrylic on Canvas Unframed Painting #1-3-96GSN-HA-Marie & Georges S. Nader Family Collection
Villard Denis (Davertige) 24"x20" The Coffee Grinder 1955 Acrylic on Canvas Unframed Painting #1-3-96GSN-HA-Marie & Georges S. Nader Family Collection
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This 1955 oil on canvas by Villard Denis, known as Davertige, represents an early exploration of geometric abstraction within his modernist vocabulary. The composition features a stylized coffee grinder depicted through intersecting planes of warm reds, ochres, and blues, framed within a cubist spatial structure. Despite its simplicity of form, the piece conveys balance, rhythm, and a poetic reflection on daily life. Painted during the artist’s formative years, this work demonstrates Davertige’s growing command of color harmony and his transition from figurative representation toward a more symbolic and abstract language. Signed and dated “V. Denis 1955” at lower right. From the prestigious Marie & Georges S. Nader Family Collection. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery.
About this artist
About this artist
Villard Denis, known by his artistic name Davertige, was a Haitian poet and painter born in Port-au-Prince in 1940 and passed away in 2004. He spent his early years in Haiti before moving to Paris, France, where he lived and worked for several years, developing a style that bridged Caribbean symbolism and European modernism. In 1960, Denis studied with the Haitian School of Surrealists and published his first collection of poetry, Idem, under the pseudonym Davertige, affirming his dual identity as both painter and poet. He began painting at the age of fourteen, mentored by Casimir Laurent, Dieudonné Cédor, and Luckner Lazard. By 1956, under the influence of Max Pinchinat, he adopted refined European techniques that complemented his surrealist vision. Denis’s artworks have been exhibited in Haiti, Mexico, Spain, France, and Canada. Though rare in today’s art market, his paintings remain deeply valued for their lyrical symbolism, psychological depth, and fusion of Haitian and European sensibilities.
