Andre Pierre (1914-2005) 23.50"x31" Agoué Oil on Board Unframed Painting #1DP Artists/Duffranc Charles photography

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He first worked as a leather tanner until 1974 and was later introduced to painting by the famous Haitian artist Calixte Henry

a wealthy American industrialist

Murat St-Vil

these paintings all the while are executed in bold Haitian colors

Andre Pierre (1914-2005) 23.50"x31" Agoué Oil on Board Unframed Painting #1DP Artists/Duffranc Charles photographyThis vivid composition by renowned Haitian master Andr Pierre depicts a ceremonial Vodou scene with richly adorned figures on a boat, including a crowned female presence flanked by attendants and spiritual leaders. The background features stylized vegetation, sacred veves (ritual symbols), and a flowing river, all rendered in Pierres characteristic bright palette of greens, blues, reds, and golds. A central homage to the lwa (spirits), the work