{"product_id":"kat-allibe-lumiere-des-gitans-esmeralda-original-mixed-media-signed-2026","title":"Kat Allibe \"Lumière des Gitans (Esmeralda)\" Original Mixed Media on Canvas, Signed, 2026","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixed media on canvas, thirty by forty inches. The subject is Esmeralda, called \u003cem\u003eLumière\u003c\/em\u003e — the guiding light — a figure the artist draws from the Gitan communities of southern France, where she is from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo details carry the painting. The headwrap is treated as a crown rather than a covering, built up in the heaviest impasto in the group. The gold at the ears catches light against a warm ochre ground — the single emotional colour doing its work, and here it is literal: the inner fire that cannot be put out. This is the most culturally located painting Allibe has made, and one of the few where the figure meets the viewer rather than turning away. Her theme is one she has lived: that adaptation is not betrayal, and that an identity which bends is not an identity lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eKat Allibe is a French-born contemporary painter working in Reno, Nevada, and the originator of Emotional Impressionism. She painted privately for over thirty years, producing more than 150 works that never entered the market, before entering formal study at the Milan Art Institute in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViridian Eclection is her private dealer. This painting comes directly from the studio, with a certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKat Allibe (Catherine Allibe), French, working in Reno, Nevada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLumière des Gitans (Esmeralda)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMedium\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMixed media on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSubject\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Gitan communities of southern France\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 x 40 in (76 x 102 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSignature\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFraming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnframed; ready to hang or frame to specification\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCertificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProvenance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDirect from the artist's studio via Viridian Eclection, private dealer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCondition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExcellent original condition as released by the artist. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAvailability\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe warmest palette in the collection, and the easiest to live with. It sits naturally against wood, leather, kilim and aged brass — the material language of a collected interior rather than a decorated one — and the direct gaze makes it a better fit for a room people gather in than the turned figures, which want more solitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for private viewing at The Morris Hotel Building, Reno. Trade and design enquiries welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48047586050153,"sku":"VE-0759","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/3670e5_956906a9df4b4a5b8e92f2fecc8b1ac0_mv2.png?v=1789302835","url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/products\/kat-allibe-lumiere-des-gitans-esmeralda-original-mixed-media-signed-2026","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}