Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue (1930-1996) 36"x28" Seats At The Ceremony (Vodou Scene) 1960-1970 Oil on Board Painting #10-SM 16"x10.75" It is titled in the

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Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue (1930-1996) 36"x28" Seats At The Ceremony (Vodou Scene) 1960-1970 Oil on Board Painting #10-SM 16"x10.75" It is titled in theSeats at the Ceremony by J. E. Gourgue is a powerful Haitian Vodou composition centered around a sacred tree surrounded by empty ceremonial chairs, ritual vessels, offerings, and symbolic objects. Executed in Gourgues distinctive surrealist style, the painting evokes the spiritual atmosphere of a Vodou gathering suspended between the visible and invisible worlds. The dramatic opening within the tree trunk glows with fiery red and orange tones,