Unsigned work - style is characteristic of the drapo artists in the BelAir neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Quite possibly from the studio of Sylva Joseph and Edgar Jean Louis.
Sequins and beads on fabric (30 1/2” x 30 1/2”), c. 1990's.
Ex. collection of Rudi Stern.
Unknown artist, Ocumicho, c. 1960's.
Fired red clay painted with white paint details.
(9 1/2" w. x 11 1/2” d. x 11 1/4” h.).
Note: Generally in very good condition with small repairs as shown in photos.
Claudio Jimenez Quispe (Peru), c.2024/2025
Painted plaster sculpture in painted wood box
(14" h. x 8" w. x 3" d.)
Note: Due to their fragility we can no longer ship these retablos out of the U.S. except by special arrangement. Custom art-handler packing and shipping may be required. Please inquire for estimate.
Original Eritrean or Ethiopian primitive painting on canvas, mounted on board. "The Raising of Lazarus," a figural work produced circa 1930s with vegetable pigments. (33" x 26.5" x 0.25")
Bass Museum Inventory No. t.9.1998.007.ED.
Provenance: Collection of the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida.
Artist unknown. Oaxaca, Mexico, 1st half of 20th cent.
Mixed media - Wood, gesso and paint figure with fabric, paper, tin-foil in wood and glass box.
(8 1/4" w. x 5 3/4" d. x 16 3/4" h.)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Beads on fabric (23 1/4" x 20 1/2”)
c.2005.
Ex collection of Nancy Josephson.
This flag is extremely densely beaded (and thus extremely heavy), in the manner of the artists Constant, Simeon, Delice, etc..
