Gabriel Leveque (1923-2013) 24"x16" Sugar Cane Sellers c1960 Oil on Board Painting#2YN
Gabriel Leveque (1923-2013) 24"x16" Sugar Cane Sellers c1960 Oil on Board Painting#2YN
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The late, well-known Haitian artist Gabriel Lévêque signed this original, vintage 24"x16" oil painting on board in the lower corner. It is an unframed vintage painting that belongs to a private collector in the Dominican Republic, from which it will be shipped. Our gallery will issue a certificate of authenticity upon purchase.
About this artist
About this artist
The Haitian artist Gabriel Lévêque was born in 1923 and died in 2013. In the early days of the Centre d'Art, co-director Selden Rodman invited William Calfee to instruct the primitive painters in the tempera technique for frescos. The Episcopal Bishop Voegeli, over the objection of higher-ups and the local elite, asked Obin, Benoit, Bigaud, Bazile, and Lévèque to decorate the church. It was a masterstroke, and all five artists have gained greater fame. Leveque's angels were above the main altar in the Episcopal Church, which was sadly destroyed during the Haiti 2010 earthquake. "The soft colors Lévèque uses are well suited to his holy pictures," says Gérald Alexis in his book Peintres Haitiens. (Bio Source: Haiti Vooddo Kingdom to Modern Riviera by John Allen Franciscus- pp. 77)
