Raymond Callebaut 20" x14" Vodou Dance 1977 Colored Ink Drawing On Paper #27-3-96GSN-Marie & Georges S. Nader Family Collection
Raymond Callebaut 20" x14" Vodou Dance 1977 Colored Ink Drawing On Paper #27-3-96GSN-Marie & Georges S. Nader Family Collection
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Vodou Dance is a striking signed colored ink drawing on paper by the late Belgian artist Raymond Callebaut, dated 1977. The composition captures two figures in mid-motion, their forward-leaning bodies and grounded steps evoking the rhythm, intensity, and spiritual charge of a Vodou dance. Callebaut’s expressive use of ink, combined with fluid washes of color, gives the scene a sense of immediacy and ritual movement. The artist’s confident line work and restrained palette focus attention on gesture and posture, allowing the figures’ ceremonial presence to emerge against a minimal, atmospheric background. Subtle tonal variations and energetic brush-like marks reflect Callebaut’s deep engagement with Caribbean culture and Vodou traditions during his years working in Haiti. This work was personally selected by renowned art critic Gerald Alexis for inclusion in the Marie & Georges S. Nader Family Collection, underscoring its curatorial and historical importance. The drawing is signed and dated “Callebaut ’77” and is in good condition, with light, age-appropriate handling consistent with works on paper. Upon purchase, a Certificate of Authenticity will be issued by Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery. An evocative and intimate example of Callebaut’s late period, Vodou Dance is well suited for collectors of Caribbean art, Vodou-inspired imagery, and expressive modern works on paper.
About this artist
About this artist
Raymond Callebaut was born in 1932 in Antwerp, Belgium. He studied for 7 years at The Royal Academy of Fine Art in Mechelen, Belgium, each year winning 1st prize. The following 5 years he spent at The National Institute of Fine Art in Antwerp under the directorship of the world-renowned painter Baron Isodor Opsomer and Professor Miss Zarina, originally from Riga. The city of Antwerp gave him a grant to further his studies in Italy. After returning home, The Round Table of Belgium supported him for a year, studying various famous art centers throughout France. Since then, Mr. Callebaut has traveled extensively in Europe and North America, painting and exhibiting in Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Haiti, and the USA before finally sitting in Toronto, Canada. Callebaut had a studio in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the 1980s. His paintings were sold at Galerie Nader at the time. One can still admire his works there. A few of his artworks have been sold at auctions, and a select few galleries still have a few of his works for sale. He died many years ago, but there is no proven document on the exact date and place of his death.
