Louis Vassor (1888-1968) 32"x14" Joseph, Port-de-Paix c1930 Oil on Board Framed Under Glass Painting #2CZ Artists/Cazil trained as a cabinetmaker and

trained as a cabinetmaker and shipbuilder before beginning to paint at 38

and the complex relationship between the visible world and Vodou cosmology

signed by the famous contemporary master Lyonel Laurenceau

Casimir Laurent was born in 1928 and died in 1990 in Port-au-Prince

he actively collaborated with notable local artists Lucien Price and Max Pinchinat on design projects

Louis Vassor (1888-1968) 32"x14" Joseph, Port-de-Paix c1930 Oil on Board Framed Under Glass Painting #2CZ Artists/Cazil trained as a cabinetmaker andThis rare 19th century Haitian oil on masonite by Louis Vassor depicts a compelling coastal scene from Port de Paix, Haiti, centered on a laborer identified by the inscription Joseph. The commanding foreground figure strides along a shoreline path, carrying tools. In contrast, a secondary figure follows behind, balancing a load, creating an evocative portrayal of endurance and daily life along Haitis northern coast. Sailboats drift on the horizon