CASIMIR Laurent (1928-1990) 18"x40" Village Market Scene 1969 Oil on Board Scratched Unframed Painting #1CC
CASIMIR Laurent (1928-1990) 18"x40" Village Market Scene 1969 Oil on Board Scratched Unframed Painting #1CC
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The well-known Haitian artist Casimir (Casimir Laurent) signed this original village market scene at a farm painting in the lower right corner 1969. It was painted in the 1970s before he started mass-producing market paintings. This painting is scratched and belongs to a private collector in New York, from whom it will be shipped. Our gallery will issue a certificate of authenticity upon purchase.
About this artist
About this artist
Casimir Laurent was born in 1928 and died in 1990 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. His work has been exhibited in Haiti, the United States, England, and Brazil. Collectors have appreciated his stylized crowd scenes and open-air paintings depicting marketplace activity and leisure pursuits, like cockfighting. His work belongs to the permanent collection of Haitian art of the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA, and the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, WI. His name is mentioned in major Haitian art books:“Laurent injects rhythm into densely populated market-places and carnivals by using the interplay of colors.” (Peintres Haitiens, Gérald Alexis, Editions Cercle d’Art, 2000)
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