André Lafontant 13.5"x 8.5" x 3.5" Untitled (Yanvalou) 1959 Carved Mahogany Sculpture #1WD Artists/Anatole Charles This painting represents a market

This painting represents a market scene in Haiti

lively compositions

Three Loas exemplifies the qualities that established Prosper Pierre-Louis as one of the most important Haitian painters of the twentieth century

while the uniforms and regalia evoke Haiti’s early post-independence era

Vieux’s expressive use of color and bold outlines brings warmth and vitality to this tender scene of everyday life in Haiti

André Lafontant 13.5"x 8.5" x 3.5" Untitled (Yanvalou) 1959 Carved Mahogany Sculpture #1WD Artists/Anatole Charles This painting represents a marketThis graceful mahogany sculpture, titled Yanvalou, captures a woman in the midst of the traditional Haitian Vodou dance of the same name, known for its serpentine, undulating movements honoring the Rada spirits. Carved by Haitian artist A. Lafontant in 1959 and signed on its base, the piece measures 13. 5 inches tall by 8. 5 inches wide by 3. 5 inches deep. Its fluid, dynamic pose, with one arm sweeping upward and the skirt caught mid motion, reflects