Gabriel Alix
Gabriel Alix (November 30, 1930–October 1998) was a Haitian painter.
Biography
[edit]A native of Saint-Marc, Alix began to paint following the advice and encouragements of Hector Hyppolite, a friend of his father.[1]
In 1946, Hyppolite introduced him to DeWitt Peters who had founded the Centre d'Art of Port-au-Prince two years prior.[2] Subsequently, Alix became a member of the Centre d'Art,[3] before joining the Galerie Issa in the mid 1980s.[4]
His paintings often depict still lives, religious subjects, and animals in luscious jungle surroundings.
In 1954, one of his engravings was presented in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), and still features in the museum's collection.[5] Since then, he has participated in numerous exhibitions in the Caribbean, the United States, Latin America and Europe, and his works are regularly presented at auction, notably at Christie’s or Drouot.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lauret, Jean-Claude; Depolo, Josip (1979). La Fête et les Naïfs (in French). Paris: Éditions Max Fourny. p. 300.
- ^ Nadal-Gardère, Marie-José; Bloncourt, Gérald (1986). La Peinture Haïtienne - Haitian Arts (in French and English). Translated by Bell, Elizabeth. Paris: Éditions Nathan. p. 100. ISBN 9782091615011.
- ^ Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 107. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
- ^ Lundahl, Mats; Saint Jean, Louis Carl (2012). Issa El Saieh: maëstro and legend: a portrait of my pal, his times and his music. CIDIHCA. Montreal: CIDIHCA Publisher. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-2-89454-321-4. OCLC 855278534.
- ^ "Gabriel Alix. Untitled from 10 Original Woodcuts Signed by the Popular Painters of Haiti (10 Gravures Originales signées par les peintres populaires d'Haiti). 1947 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Gabriel ALIX (1930-1998) Prix aux enchères. Estimer, Acheter, Vendre, Cote - Artprice". Artprice.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
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