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Paradise Birds 1997

Artist:  Alix-George Calixtes       More by this artist

Category:  Paintings - Animalist       More in this category

Medium:  Acrylic on Canvas

Description:
Brilliant feathers on Eden birds perched in Paradise. Alix was a huge bird lover and they were among is most well known subjects. He also became famous for his jungle scenes with an array of animals one would expect to find in an Eden forest. Calixtes was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1943. He was encouraged to paint and influenced by the legendary Haitian artist Gesner Abellard. He is best known for works titled "Birds". His works were prominently featured in many exhibitions both in Haiti and abroad. He is listed in the books "Haitian Art in the Diaspora", "Haitian Painting Art and Kitsch" by Eva Pataki and Haitian Artist in America by P. Piard, S. Denis, E, Dostaly, Patrick Wah.

Year:  1997

Length:  36
Width:  24
Height:  N/A

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