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Haitian Painting by Celestin Faustin, Museum! #2292003

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Haitian Painting by Celestin Faustin, Museum! #2292003
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Ute Stebich writes in his book "Haitian Art", "Faustin was named after his grandmother Celestina, who exercised a lasting influence on his life. Famous as a 'wise woman,' she was profoundly involved in Voodoo. Through her constant communication with the loas, she learned that her grandson was claimed from birth by Erzulie Dantor. She ascribed Celestin's exceptional gifts and success to the power of the goddess. On one hand fascinated and attracted by the religious fervor of his ancestors, Faustin was on the other hand revolted by it and was torn between accepting and refusing their beliefs. His paintings are statements of this ambivalence." Faustin was born in 1948. He was gone much to early (1981) and his works are very rare. This painting is Faustin toiling with Erzulie Dantor who seemed to consume his life in ever greater measures until some think she consumed him in the end. Gérald Alexis says ? Faustin is too much of a virtuoso to be considered a ?primitive? painter and his complex compositions, largely devoted to the divine, are an expression of his personal tragedy.? Painting is oil on canvas. It is 23 inches by 19 inches. It was acquired from the private collection of Georges Nader (the elder) in Haiti in 1992 by the previous owners. Monsieur Nader acquired it directly from the artist. It is signed on lower left by the artist. Faustin held a belief planted by his grandmother that he was claimed from birth by Erzulie Dantor and was haunted by that notion. This painting ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1970</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Celestin Faustin</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:23</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:19</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:13</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Haitian Painting by Celestin Faustin, Museum!</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Unique Naif</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Acrylic on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Fort Washington, Maryland 20744</td></tr>
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