Radiant Eggplant Still Life by Haitian Artist Calixte Henry, 1980 pyramids in half case 3 1/4"

in half case 3 1/4" x 3 3/4

almost like the that of a sandpaper painting (sprinkled with diamond dust

with some dryness to the wood

Lots of paint loss but structurally sound with staples holding tight

which from what I understand was the generic sticker for glass made in Czechoslovakia

Radiant Eggplant Still Life by Haitian Artist Calixte Henry, 1980 pyramids in half case 3 1/4"I didn't know of Calixte Henri (1933 2010) when I found this painting and also didn't know that a big radiant dose of pink and purple could feel so right! but have since learned that he was a widely recognized and well collected Haitian painter, considered one of the "masters" of Haitian art and there is fair bit on him out there. And no great surprise this painting feels very fresh, very confident, and very resolved. Born in 1933 in Port au Prince,