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Lyonel Laurenceau 30"x24" Young Women Having Lunch 1991 Acrylic on Canvas Unframed Painting #2FC

Lyonel Laurenceau 30"x24" Young Women Having Lunch 1991 Acrylic on Canvas Unframed Painting #2FC

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Description

This refined figurative composition by Haitian artist Lyonel Laurenceau depicts two young women seated together at a table enjoying a quiet lunch. Painted in 1991, the work combines portraiture and still life within Laurenceau’s distinctive structured composition. The figures, wearing wide-brimmed hats, appear engaged in a calm and intimate moment while fruit, flowers, and ceramic vessels are arranged on the table before them. Laurenceau organizes the scene through layered geometric forms that divide the canvas into rhythmic planes. The two women are framed within softly angled shapes that interact with the surrounding still life elements, creating a visual dialogue between the human figures and the objects of daily life. The composition reflects the artist’s characteristic balance between figurative representation and modernist structural design. The painting is executed in acrylic on canvas with a refined palette of cool blues, muted greens, soft pastels, and warm earth tones. Rounded fruit and floral forms contrast with the angular framing elements, producing a harmonious interplay between organic and structured shapes. This careful orchestration of color and form gives the work a sense of quiet elegance and compositional balance.

About this artist

Lyonel Laurenceau is a Haitian painter known for developing a distinctive visual language that blended cubist-inspired structure with lyrical figuration. His paintings frequently combine portraiture, still life, and symbolic elements arranged within carefully constructed compositions. Works such as this highlight Laurenceau’s ability to merge modernist influences with the expressive tradition of Haitian painting. This original acrylic painting is hand-signed and dated by the artist and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery.
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