End of Day

Max H. Gerbier

born 1951

End of Day, circa 1970

Where object was made: Haiti

Material/technique: oil; hardboard

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 51 x 61 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 20 1/16 x 24 1/2 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 20 3/4 x 25 x 1 in

Credit line: Mary Lou Vansant Hughes Collection

Accession number: 2011.0273

On display: Michaelis Gallery

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Empowerment

As human beings we are connected to the earth and we need one another to coexist. This painting shows the oneness between the community and the environment. As people walk to their homes the moon is guiding them. There is a sense of harmony between the houses, the palm trees, and the people. The painting is inviting and we see this community as a place we would like to inhabit. — Cécile Accilien, Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, Kennesaw State UniversityScan

Empowerment

Max H. Gerbier often portrays the plains and mountains around his birthplace near Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti, a location inscribed in the lower right near his signature. As dusk falls and the moon rises, inhabitants return after a day’s work to their houses where orange lights beckon. Gerbier creates a tranquil harmony of daily rhythms by brightening the soft tones of blacks and grays with natural and artificial light.