Since 1974

Haitian Paintings, works of art from a land of poverty and deprivation
that evoke the joy and richness of the human spirit.

and better pictures of some nice work by
Wagler Vital

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5/7/08:A sweet piece by the Capois, Edouard Jean

and a new market painting
from Piracasso

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4/14/08:"Guyodo: Urban Alchemy"
Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20, 2008
5536 Bryant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-661-1498
Click here for details

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3/26/08: 3 pieces by the Jacmellian Didier Civil

2.18/08:A monumental Dambreville and a vintage Andre Pierre

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2/14/08: A suite of vintage work from the naif
Theard Aladin
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1/29/08: A vintage painting by Sisson Blanchard
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1/15/08:A few sweet pieces by the recently unretired impressionist
Nicholas Dreux

one by Andre Blaise and a few by Roger Francois

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12/28/07:A vintage Lionel St. Eloi
recent works by by Dumerlus Jeune
& Reynald Joseph
and a few pieces by
Didier Civil

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Our sympathies to the Zephirin family on the premature passing
of their dear son, Frantzy, on December 8th.
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11/23/07:A few pieces by the celebrated knife painter
Hilome Joseand a recent piece by Agathe Aladin

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10/4/07: Some work by the Gran Rue artist
Guyodo

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Some of the best short stories about Haiti.
by Ben Fountain

Now in paperback!

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8/22/07a few pieces by the intuitive
Agathe Aladin
and a pair by the knife painter,
Hilome Jose

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A Rare piece by Malherbe Tenay
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Three small gems from the Artibonite painter
Dumerlus Jeune

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Haitian Art lovers in Chicago
and the midwest.

SAVE THE DATES!
August 27-October 16

"Vodou Riche"

A cutting edge multimedia show curated by Neysa Page-Lieberman,
featuring work by
The Sculptors of Grand Rue: Eugene Andre, Jean Herard Celeur, Guyodo.
Also, Edouard Duval-Carrie, Didier Civil, Frantz Zephirin,
Mrylande Constant, Azor, Veronique Leriche Fischetti and many others.
Click here for details.

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We still have a few catalogs from the
Winslow Anderson Haitian Show in Huntington, WV. in 2004
This is a must-have if you have any interest at all in Haitian Art.
It is only $12 including domestic postage
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11/14/06:A vintage piece by the master, Casimir, &
two by Prospere Pierre-Louis

and a bizarre piece by Frantz Arcelin

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10/10/06: A fab Bigaud from the 50s
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Sept 29/06: Some great work by the Artibonite painter
Dumerlus Jeune
a rare piece by Lionel St.Eloi,
and works by Manno Paul
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September 15, A nice Andre Pierre
some recent work by
Pascale Monnin
and works by Gerard Fortune and Amerlin Delinois

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8/29/06: A small gem by Reynald Joseph
Works by the late naive, Jacques Valmidor, also Jean Dubic , Manno Paul , Roger Francois
and Emmanuel Pierrette

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8/9/06:A Few New Dambrevilles

7/31/06The Saint-Soleil Artist Dieuseul Paul died last week at his home in Soisson-des-Montagne. He was 54.
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7/31/06:Some New Zephirins
A vintage Sisson Blanchard
& A few jungle paintings by
Gabriel Coutard

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A pair by the Cap Haitian naif, Wilfrid Teleon , a rare piece by Mario Montilus
some small paintings by Bruno Chrysler and a piece by Pierrot Barra
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A trio of Ismaels and a pair by the vodou iconographer,
Francoise Eliassaint

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4/3/06: A vintage still Life by Leganeur,
a charming piece by the Capois, J-B Jean
a Vodou painting by Gerard Valcin and a nice nude by Seymour Bottex

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March 7:A lush painting by Bresil. His paintings are scarce.

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2/18/06: A trio of vintage gems from Petion Savain

and a 1979 Duffaut Ville Imaginaire
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1/20/06:A beautiful old Simil,
and vintage paintings by the Capois, Edouard Jean
Louines Mentor and Adam Leontus

This wonderful Pauleus Vital has been reduced

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1/10/06:Three paintings by Gerard Paul

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12/10/05: A few more older paintings by Roger Francois
including some small ones that make lovely gifts,
a vodou piece by Raymond Beauduy
a piece by the charming naive, Ti-Tra and a pair of market paintings by Rene Haspil

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11/10/05A few older paintings by Roger Francois,
a fabulous Gourgue and a vintage
Gesner Armand from his Mexican period,

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A suite of beautiful Dambrevilles
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10/5/05 Andre Pierre passed away on October 4.

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10/7/05 A pair of Stivensons, including a rare smaller piece
and a great new book, " Veve" by Nancy Ferere

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9/12/05: A monumental Chavannes and a giant Gerard

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8/22/05: A few older Zephirins and a piece by Edouard Vital

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July 27, 05: Here's a nice old Gourgue, a pair by Petion Savain
a beautiful Pauleus Vital

and some market paintings by
Jean-Claude Blanc

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Roland Blain passed away on July 18 in Brooklyn.
Our sympathies to his family.

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7/15/05: Some 1980's pieces by the gentle lady of Saint-Soleil who left us recently,
Louisianne St. Fleurant

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6/27/05:A 1954 Duffaut
plus a piece by the new Artibonite painter, Luberisse,
and a few small pieces by Andre Blaise

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Louisianne St. Fleurant passed on June 1, 2005. .

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6/16/05 Some paintings from the 1980's by
Murat St. Vil, Eric Jean Louis and Joseph Cameau

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May 27:A few jungle paintings by Pierre Maxo
and some recent gems by FRANTZ ZEPHIRIN
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5/12/05: 2 monumental Zephirins

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A rare piece by the master
Rigaud Benoit
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One of the last paintings of
Andre Pierre,

Plus works by Gerard, Gerard Paul,
Prince Jean Jo, R Surin and Prospere Pierre-Louis

April 26: Niagara Falls by Prefete Duffaut

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4/20/05: Three fabulous Normils

plus a vintage painting from the Centre d'Art by American Paul Grady England,
2 recent Zephirins

and a delightful piece by Alexander Gregoire

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February 26, 2005: Two historic pieces by the dreammaster,
Robert St. Brice

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3 pieces by Frantz Zephirin
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2/20/05: Two small sweet Gerards.

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Valentine's Day, 2005. Aubelin Jolicoeur has departed this life.
There will be a viewing this evening, February 18th, from 7-9PM at the Hotel Oloffson.
Here's Greg Chamberlain's obituary in The Guardian.
and a recent photo by Tequila Minsky

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A monumental Gourgue
a fabulous older Normil
and a classic Dambreville

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February 2, 2005 Issa left us
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January 7:Here are 2
museum-quality Duffauts
1949 & 1950

plus these paintings are on SALE,
A Gourgue, 2 Exils and a Zephirin
plus here's a rare Roland Blain
a Toussaint Auguste and an Adam Leontus from the late 1940's,
plus a rare drawing by Luce Turnier.

and a few paintings by the Cap Haitien artist, Bermy Dorvil.

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A few new pieces by the delightful Roger Francois
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12/11/04, Four small paintings by Andre Blaise
and
a jungle painting by Filsaimond

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10/26 A Duffaut and a Sisson Blanchard from the mid 1960's
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A pair by the Cap Haitien artist
Henri-Claude Obin
plus 2 by Gesner Abelard
and a vintage painting by Wilson Bigaud

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Our prayers go to the thousands of Haitians
who have been devastated by the flooding in Gonaives.
To donate to flood relief, click here

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9/20/04: A nice piece by the young impressionist Reynald Joseph,
a painting by the vodou iconographer Francoise Eliassaint
and a few new metal sculptures
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Photographer Roberto Stephenson
has recently come out with two beautiful photo books.
Click here to see them.

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August 21, Two gems by Bruno Chrysler

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A few Zephirins from the early 90's

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June 23. An unusual Zephirin
a pair by Levoi Exil, a nice small Duffaut. and a 1950's Gourgue

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A Fabulous painted folding screen by Smith Blanchard

and landscapes by Jean Cadet and Dolcine
a nice Prospere from 1988 and a Unicorn from Pierre Maxo

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A rare jungle painting by Andre Naval and
A monumental painting by the master Gesner Abelard

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April 19, A few pieces by Frantz Zephirin and Hilome Jose

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April 6, A 1991 painting by Fritz St. Jean and a piece by Janet Sanon

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March 27, a painting by the late Wilfrid Teleon
and a few older pieces by Roger Francois

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February 21, 2004, a market by Eddy Valmont
and a vodou painting by Franky Clervil

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2/1/04 two market paintings by Piracasso

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1/31/04 A historical piece by Jean-Claude Severe
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1/22/04 A delightful small painting by Bigaud, plus
a wonderful vintage piece and
a couple of small paintings by Louisianne St. Fleurant

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1/18/04, A vintage Carlo Jean-Jacques and
2 excellent pieces by Jonas Profil

1/7/04 A piece by the emerging artist JaJ. Luberisse

12/18, A beauty by Georges Desarmes

& two nice jungle paintings by Gabriel Coutard

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This fabulous Normil has been reduced by more than 35%

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A painting by the late naive, Theard Aladin & A few new sequin flags

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November 8, A nice Bottex

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September 2, 2003. A Philome Obin from 1976,

A piece by the young impressionist
Waking Jean-Baptiste

and a small painting
by Galland Semerand

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August 16, Here's a great piece by the first generation painter

Tamara Baussan

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Andre Blaise has been doing some beautiful work
in a new style,

Also new today are a few Vodou Flags

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A few new steel sculptures, some with mirrors,
and some pieces by the late naive, Theard Aladin
and his daughter, Agathe Aladin

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May 30: Some pieces by Sisson Blanchard
from the late 60's

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Here's a great Stivenson Magloire from 1987

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A piece by the emerging Saint-Soleil artist
Payas and
A vintage jungle painting by Paul Nemours

March 17.A piece from 1969 by the self-taught master, Sisson Blanchard

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January 15. We are pleased to have access to 11 pieces
by the late naif
Pierre-Joseph Valcin

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January 7, 2003: A vintage piece by the master,
Pauleus Vital ,

The Saint Solleil artist Antilhomme Richard passed away in November 2002.
Our sympathies to his wife and children.

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Selden Rodman left us last Saturday, November 2, 2002 after a long and richly productive life,
characterized by individuality and non-conformity. He was 93 years old.
If there was a Haitian Art Hall of Fame, he would have to be a charter member.

After his first visit to Haiti in 1938,
he wrote a play on the life of Toussaint L'Ouverture which opened in Port-au-Prince in 1942. He served in the OSS during WWII and then returned to Haiti
where he was co-director of the Centre d'Art and was among those who supervised the landmark mural project at Trinity Cathedral.

Selden wrote more than 40 books, poetry, prose and of course,
his authoritive works on Haitian and Brazilian art. His classic,
"Haiti, the Black Republic" published in 1954, is still an insightful guide to the Haitian culture and spirit even though much of the tourist information is outdated after half a century.

Besides his books, he left us a wonderful collection of folkart, Haitian, Mexican, Cuban and more, at Ramapo College in Northern New Jersey.

O Our sympathies to his wife of 40 years, Carole, and his children, Beebe, Carla and Van. We will miss him .

Click here to access The New York Times obituary.

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October 12: Some rare pieces
by Camy Rocher

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October 2: Two beauties by the emerging naif, Fritzner Chery

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August 12, 2002: A rare painting by the master,
Salnave Philippe-Auguste NOW on SALE!

plus a pair of paintings by Calixte Henry

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May 3, 2002
Albert Mangones , architect and creator of the sculpture,
" Neg Mawon",
which has inspired freedom-loving people for generations, died in Haiti on April 25.

Thanks to LeGrace Benson for allowing us to share with you her poignant remembrance of him.

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April 15, 2002:A suite of paintings from the mid-70's by the master Wilson Bigaud

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April 6, 2002

ZEPHIRIN 2002

A series of wonderfully intense paintings that Frantz completed in Pittsburgh on the first day of 2002. These paintings are so rich and complicated in technique that they are proving to be very challenging to photograph. They are, without a doubt, the best work that Zephirin has done in more than 2 years.

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November 8, 2001. A rare piece
by Theard Aladin from 1987

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August 8, 2001 Alexandre Gregoire, one of the great naive painters of Haiti,
passed away on July 28, in Haiti.
He had been in failing health for months.

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JUNE 15, 2001: Two fabulous Gourgue Still-Lifes from the late 1950"s

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It has come to our attention that Henri-Claude Obin, the great Cap Haitian artist,
passed away in Brooklyn on December 19, 2000 from Cancer. He is to be buried in Haiti.

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May 8, 2001 two more additions today to complete
The Peltz Collection,
A group of very fine Haitian paintings that was assembled in the 70's and 80's.
including work by Gabriel Alix, Andre Normil,
Seymour Bottex, Felix Jean, Philton LaTortue, Adam Leontus, Rony Leonidas,
Jean-Baptiste Jean, Jean-Claude Severe ,Pierre-Louis Riche,Michel Frantz
R.Errol Louis , Saincilus,Ismael , Yves Jean-Pierre, Dieudonne Olibert
Rony Leonidas, Josue Joseph,and Ernst Laurent.

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December 2, 2000 Gwen Grant Mellon will be buried today on a hillside overlooking the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti, The hospital that she and her late husband, Dr. Larry Mellon, founded in 1954. Mrs. Mellon passed away this past Wednesday in Miami due to complications during hip surgery. She visited her family in Pittsburgh often over the years and I felt priveleged to know her. She was a great friend to Haiti and to Haitian art as well; she encouraged and supported Saincilus Ismael and the many students of his who painted in and around Deschapelles . Godspeed to Mrs. Mellon..

To read Barry Paris' final tribute to Mrs. Mellon,
click here

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Two of the brightest stars in the Haitian art firmament flickered out in February, 2000 as Saincilus Ismael and Pierre -Joseph Valcin "returned to Guinee" as they say in Haiti when someone passes on. Ismael, the master of Deschappelles, inspired an entire school of artists in the Artibonite with his depictions of Haitian life rendered in byzantine detail.
P-J Valcin, the " prince of the naives" was one of the precious few self-taught artists still painting.

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