Yves Calixte 40"x30" Grace & Light 1987 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1YN
Yves Calixte 40"x30" Grace & Light 1987 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1YN
Regular price
€1.523,95
Regular price
Sale price
€1.523,95
Unit price
per
Taxes included.
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Description
Description
Grace and Light exemplifies Yves Calixte’s elegant approach to figurative painting, characteristic of Haiti’s modernist movement in the 1980s. The composition depicts a serene woman with an elongated neck and closed eyes, her head wrapped in white against a softly lit horizon. Calixte’s delicate brushwork and tonal subtlety reveal both technical control and a meditative emotional depth. His palette—muted blues, warm browns, and pale greens—evokes an atmosphere of stillness and contemplation. The artist’s refined balance of line, proportion, and light transforms realism into lyrical expression, presenting the female figure as a timeless symbol of inner grace. Grace and Light reflects Calixte’s ability to merge visual simplicity with profound spiritual resonance, positioning him among the poetic modernists of late 20th-century Haitian art.
About this artist
About this artist
Yves Calixte is a Haitian painter known for his serene, lyrical depictions of the human form. Emerging in the 1980s, his work reflects the quiet sophistication of Haiti’s modern art movement. Calixte’s graceful figures—often women rendered in soft blues, umbers, and whites—embody tranquility and inner light. His refined technique and poetic minimalism transform simplicity into spiritual resonance. Moving beyond folklore, he offers a timeless vision of beauty and contemplation that continues to captivate collectors and affirm his place in the legacy of Haitian modern art.
