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Haitian Drawing by Master Roland Dorcely #2355513

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Haitian Drawing by Master Roland Dorcely #2355513
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Haitian Drawing by the master artist Roland Dorcely.

This is a 10" x 18.5" pencil drawing on cardboard enhanced with acrylic paint. The painting is in the original frame with a jute lining (typical of the 1960's) with an overall dimension of 21" x 30".

About the Artist: Roland Dorcely was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on November 18th. 1930. He attented the St-Louis de Gonzague and Petion High School. After joining the "Centre d'Art" in 1946, he traveled to France the same year, where he studied with Andre Masson and Fernand Leger. In 1954, Dorcely and the famous artist Luckner Lazard founded "Brochette" and participated at the Hall of Plastic Arts. In 1962 he returned to France to live in Paris until 1969 when he moved back to Haiti. On his way to France, he was invited to exhibit in Los Angeles by the famous Black American architect Paul Williams. In Paris he took art classes at " L' Ecole des Arts et des Metiers". He worked with Pinchinat , Lazard and Luce Turnier. In 1953, he married Luce Turnier's sister, Nicole who is also a painter. From 1946 to 1961, Dorcely exhibited in the United States and France. In 1947, he received the first Prize at a Haitian Exhibition awarded by president Estime Dumarsais. In 1951, he painted the murals of El Rancho Hotel.

Selected Bibliography: " La Peinture Haitienne" by Marie Jose Nadal and Gerald Bloncourt; "Haiti et Ses Peintres" by Philippe Lerebours; and "Peintres Haitiens" by Gerald Alexis.

His paintings are exhibited in many ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1960</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Haiti</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:18.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:10</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Haitian Drawing by Master Roland Dorcely</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Lauderhill, FL</td></tr>
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