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Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903-1988) 16"x24" 1977 "Coin Du Quartier Au Port-Marchand A Port-au-Prince" Oil on Board Painting #12MFN

Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903-1988) 16"x24" 1977 "Coin Du Quartier Au Port-Marchand A Port-au-Prince" Oil on Board Painting #12MFN

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Description

This is an original folk art contemporary painting signed by the late famous Haitian master Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse, who was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in December 1903 and died in 1988. The painting is signed by G.E. Ducasse in the lower right and inscribed along the lowered edge: "Coin Du Quartier Au Port-Marchand A Port-au-Prince." It is an oil on board and dated 1977.

About this artist

Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse was considered the most genuine of the Haitian primitive painters. He was a charming and submissive painter who seemed to have no conception of the environment worl: of life, he took snapshots, notwithstanding either good or evil. Such paintings by Ducasse are jealously guarded by collectors all over the world. Ducasse's name is mentioned in all significant Haitian art books. His artworks are exhibited at many museums worldwide, among which Nader's Art Museum, Museum" College St Pierre" in Haiti, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art in NY. Want to know more about the beautiful art of Haiti? BUY NOW Your Haitian Art Book!

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