Self-taught Artists from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua
April 1, 2001 to May 31, 2001
Spring, 2001 we exhibited a selection of works by Self-taught Artists from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua. To see some of this work click on the Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua sections of the website highlighted above and below.
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti, b. 1922)
Oil on board (24 x 40), c.1968
Framed in original hand-carved frame. Purchased from the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince in 1968. To current owner by descent. Excellent condition.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Oil on Canvas (36 x 24), c.1995. Framed.
From private collection. Originally purchased from Galerie Bourbon-Lally in Port-au-Prince in 1995.
Oil on masonite (24" x 24")
c. 1995 (in gilded wood frame).
Provenance: ex. collection of Selden Rodman, Oakland, NJ, ex. Milagros Contemporary Art, San Antonio, TX.
Oil paint on "kwi" gourd (13” h. x 10 3/4” w. x 5” d.). Completed January 17, 2004.
Provenance: Collection of Nancy Josephson. Nancy watched André Pierre paint this "kwi" and purchased it from him in 2004. She believes it was probably the last of these gourd paintings that he made. He passed away the following year. The crack on the left side occurred as the gourd dried. Although Andre Pierre painted these paintings of the Vodou "loa" deities throughout his career., they are now comparatively rare.
(Jacmel, Haiti, b. 1925)
Oil on board (19 x 36), framed, 1970
Purchased from National Art Gallery in Port-au-Prince in 1974. From George and Theodora Mathues collection. In original Haitian frame. Excellent condition.
