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Untitled by Roland Dorcely, oil on canvas

Untitled

Roland Dorcely

This piece exemplifies Roland Dorcely's mastery of form and color within the School of Beauty movement. Against a saturated cobalt background, an exuberant arrangement of tropical flowers bursts from a carved wooden vase, balancing vitality with refinement. Pink anthuriums, birds of paradise, and orchids bloom in controlled profusion, their sinuous lines echoing both Art Deco elegance and Caribbean exuberance. Dorcely's polished oil technique and restrained geometry reflect his training and cosmopolitan sensibility, yet his heart remains rooted in Haiti's lush abundance. Each petal feels sculpted by light. This piece is not merely a still life but an allegory of elegance-beauty cultivated, disciplined, and radiant.

Medium:Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:60" × 72"

Price

$55,000

About the Artist

Roland Dorcely

Roland Dorcely studied at the Centre d'Art and the Académie Julian in Paris, where he absorbed abstract expressionist influences that he re-imagined through Caribbean rhythm. His lyrical abstractions-vibrant forms floating in tropical colour-bridge Haitian intuition and modernist experimentation. A cosmopolitan painter, he exhibited across Europe and the Americas, earning recognition as one of Haiti's earliest true modernists. He died in 2017, leaving a legacy of innovation and cultural pride.