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Haitian Painting by Casimir (2) #2285044

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Haitian Painting by Casimir (2) #2285044
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Haitian Painting oil on Canvas by the artist CASIMIR LAURENT, dated 81. The Painting is 16" x 20" and is unstretched and unframed. It will be shipped rolled.

About the Artist: CASIMIR LAURENT was born in the late 1920?s in Anse a Veau, in Southern Haiti. In 1946, Casimir moved to Port-au-Prince, where he worked at the Art Center. He started to draw by himself and was noticed by Dewitt Peters, who asked Dieudonne Cedor to guide him. In 1950, Casimir joined the Foyer des Arts Plastiques. He later opened his own studio and trained other artists. His children Ernst and Gerald also Paint. He signs his painting with only his first name ?Casimir.? A naïve artist, he paints mostly crowds at markets and cockfights. He is the most imitated painter.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Le Primitivisme Haitien ? Eugenio Fernandez Mendez - pp. 94

The Art of Haiti, Eleanor Ingalls Ghristensen, pp. 68

Contemporary Haitian Art Haitien Contemporain, Georges Nader?s Gallery ? pp. 104

Peintures Haïtiennes, Editions Delroise, p. 82
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<tr><td>Condition:Very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1981</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Haiti</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:16</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:20</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Haitian Painting by Casimir (2)</td></tr>



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