Yves Calixte 40"x30" Grace & Light 1987 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1YN Artists/Scylla Maxon He contributed a mural depicting

He contributed a mural depicting "The Annunciation" at the Episcopal Cathedral of Sainte Trinité in Port-au-Prince during the 1950s

and framed vistas of Haiti’s countryside—adds depth and character to the composition

and enduring contribution to modern Haitian portraiture

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36"x24" Acrylic on Canvas

Yves Calixte 40"x30" Grace & Light 1987 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1YN Artists/Scylla Maxon He contributed a mural depictingGrace and Light exemplifies Yves Calixtes elegant approach to figurative painting, characteristic of Haitis 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. Calixtes delicate brushwork and tonal subtlety reveal both technical control and a meditative emotional depth. His palettemuted blues, warm browns, and pale greensevokes an