Canute Caliste

Canute Caliste (April 16, 1914 – November 20, 2005)[1] was a naive painter from Grenada.

Born Emmanuel Caliste on 16 April 1914 in L'Esterre, Carriacou.

he was also a fisherman, sea cook, boat builder and master Quadrille violin player.

He claimed to have been inspired by a vision of a mermaid at the age of nine, and to have begun painting soon after.

Caliste's work can now be found in numerous large collections worldwide.