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Murat Brierre

About the Artist

Murat Brierre (photo courtesy of Le Centre d'Art)
Murat Brierre (photo courtesy of Le Centre d'Art)

Murat BRIERRE was born in Mirebalais in 1938. He first worked as a builder, cabinetmaker and blacksmith before being introduced to Le Centre d’Art in 1966. After trying painting with DeWitt Peters, he realized that metal sculpture was best suited for him and studied under Georges Liautaud in order to learn the métier. He also made very beautiful linocuts. Francine Murat quickly recognized his talent and considered Brierre to be one of the best Haitian sculptors. He passed away in 1988 at the age of 50.

Brierre’s works have been exhibited in France, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Mexico and Jamaica, in such places as the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Grand Palais, the Brooklyn Museum, the Modern Art Museum of Mexico and the Musée du Montparnasse. His work is part of the permanent collections at the Waterloo Museum, the Davenport Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Le Centre d’Art, the Musée d’art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Panthéon National Haïtien.

Biography courtesy of Le Centre d'Art, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

 

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Calling the Spirit
SKU: MB1402

(Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum
(29.5" h. x 22.5" w.), c.1960's

Loaned to Exhibition "The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture" at SFO Museum.  August, 2023 - November, 2024

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Man and Swordfish
SKU: MB-1401

(Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum (42" h. x 13.5" w.), c.1970
Purchased by current owner from Galerie Issa in 1971.

Loaned to Exhibition "The Enduring Spirit of Haitian Metal Sculpture" at SFO Museum.  August, 2023 - November, 2024

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The Suffering of Christ (Christ dans la Souffrance)
SKU: MB-2301

(Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, 1938-1988)
Recycled steel oil-drum and steel bar (61" h. x 12.5" w. x 1.5" d.), 1977
From private collection.

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Where Art is Joy - Haitian Art: The First Forty Years

Selden Rodman
Ruggles de Latour, New York, 1988

Product Status: 
Sold
$ 60

Forgerons Du Vodou/ Voodoo Blacksmiths

Alain Foubert
Cidihca - Deschamps.  Ulys Editions.  Montreal, Canada.  Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Montpellier, France.
1990

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$40