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Hector Hyppolite (1894-1948)
60 × 49 cm | 23.6 × 19.3 in
Oil on Board
8,000 - 10,000
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Details

Sizes:
Frame: 72 × 63 cm | 28.3 ×  24.8 in
Artwork: 60 × 49 cm | 23.6 × 19.3 in

Signed lower right “H. Hyppolite”.

Hector Hyppolite’s Woman’s Figure is the mystical essence of the artist’s work — sacred intuition and human feeling. Painted with directness and force the figure emerges from a field of ochres, blues and greens, her shape outlined in rhythmic brushstrokes that vibrate with spiritual energy. Hyppolite turns the ordinary into the divine, the composition is full of devotion and mystery beyond the visible.

Oil on board. The artist’s instinctive use of color and composition. Hyppolite’s surfaces are tactile, often made with improvised tools and household brushes, immediate and deep. Here he combines Haitian folk tradition with modernist awareness of form, an image that is as symbolic as it is sensual.

Woman’s Figure is a testament to Hyppolite’s position in Caribbean modernism — self-taught and visionary, his work bridges ancestral spirituality and human expression. The painting is warm, resilient and reverent, the mystical synthesis that makes Hector Hyppolite one of Haiti’s most famous and enduring artists.

Provenance

Private Collection, France.

Condition

Good vintage condition with some signs of wear. Framed.

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Hector Hyppolite
Hector Hyppolite: The Sacred Colours of Haitian Modernism
Haitian 1894-1948

Hector Hyppolite was a self taught painter and one of the most important figures in Haitian art. A former houngan, or Vodou priest, Hyppolite put spiritual symbolism and imagination into his paintings, transforming divine visions and local folklore into visual stories. He used simple materials – chicken feathers and household paint – to create raw and lyrical works that capture the essence of Haitian culture.

Discovered and promoted by André Breton and the Surrealists, Hyppolite became the embodiment of unbridled creativity, unbound by academic rules. His colorful compositions, full of gods, spirits and everyday life, merge mysticism with modernism, Haiti’s voice on the global scene. Although his career was short, Hyppolite’s legacy remains as a proof of intuition, spiritual depth and the power of color.

Hector Hyppolite – Woman’s Figure, oil on board, full view
Hector Hyppolite (1894-1948)
60 × 49 cm | 23.6 × 19.3 in
Oil on Board
Estimate: 8,000 - 10,000
How to Participate
Buyer’s Premium: 28% (incl. IVA)
Live bidding available exclusively on: