Paul Nemours (Haitian, b.1946)

On May 31, 1946, Paul Nemours was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. He took designing courses from the A.B.C School in France. His colors show the strength of his feelings. His black background with green plants partially hiding animals, the "Nemours Style," is followed by many other painters. Many world-known collectors have acquired his paintings. "On the basis of precise drawings, forms mingle on a single support before being filled with colors," says Gérald Alexis in his book Peintres Haitiens