Kat Allibe "Naledi, The Star of Many Lands" Original Mixed Media, Signed, 2026
Viridian Eclection
The PieceA thirty-six inch square. Naledi — the name means star — was born in South Africa to a family of explorers and jewel merchants who travelled for emeralds from Colombia, sapphires from Sri ...
The Piece
A thirty-six inch square. Naledi — the name means star — was born in South Africa to a family of explorers and jewel merchants who travelled for emeralds from Colombia, sapphires from Sri Lanka, diamonds from the African interior.
Allibe builds the painting the way the story is told: light gathered in a few places against a deep ground, worked up and then partially taken back so it behaves like a stone rather than a highlight. The face is left unresolved in her usual manner, and the jewelled passages are distressed rather than polished — the discipline that keeps a subject like this from becoming decorative. One of the strongest colour performances in the collection.
History & Provenance
Kat Allibe is a French-born contemporary painter working in Reno, Nevada, and the originator of Emotional Impressionism. She painted privately for over thirty years — more than 150 works, almost none of them sold — before entering formal study at the Milan Art Institute in 2025.
Viridian Eclection is her private dealer. This painting comes directly from the studio, with a certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist.
Product Details
| Artist | Kat Allibe (Catherine Allibe), French, working in Reno, Nevada |
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| Title | Naledi — The Star of Many Lands |
| Date | 2026 |
| Medium | Mixed media on canvas |
| Dimensions | 36 x 36 in (91 x 91 cm) |
| Signature | Signed by the artist |
| Framing | Unframed; ready to hang or frame to specification |
| Authentication | Certificate of authenticity issued and signed by the artist |
| Provenance | Direct from the artist's studio via Viridian Eclection, private dealer |
| Condition | Excellent original condition as released by the artist. Condition Guaranteed. |
| Availability | One of a Kind — 1 Available |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
A three-foot square is the most useful large format there is — it centres over a fireplace or a console without the proportion argument a rectangle starts. The jewel palette gives a neutral room its one point of saturation, which is usually all a well-built scheme needs.
Available for private viewing at The Morris Hotel Building, Reno. Trade and design enquiries welcome.
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