• Gerard Valcin oil on board painting, Vodou ceremony scene with sacred drum
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Gerard Valcin (1925-1988)10"x8" Vodou Ceremony c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #13FDM

Gerard Valcin (1925-1988)10"x8" Vodou Ceremony c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #13FDM

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This evocative oil on board painting by Gerard Valcin depicts a Vodou ceremony centered on a large ceremonial drum, its surface inscribed with a veve, the sacred symbol drawn to invoke the lwa. A drummer perches atop the drum while surrounding figures, dressed in vivid stripes of orange and blue, gather in ritual, lighting candles and tracing patterns on the ground below. Valcin's detailed, narrative style captures the spiritual intensity and communal rhythm central to Haitian Vodou tradition. Signed by the artist, this piece comes from a private collector in Florida. The artwork will ship directly to the client from the collector. The board is unframed and in good condition, consistent with its age, with minor edge wear. Our gallery will provide a certificate of authenticity upon purchase.

About this artist

This artwork belongs to the private collection of Yvonne Nader from the Dominican Republic. The painting is in good condition and sold unframed. Our gallery will issue a certificate of authenticity upon purchase. 

Gérard Valcin was born in Port-au-Prince in 1925 and died on May 15, 1988. A poor young man, his first job as a tile setter helped him support his painting until he could sell. Undoubtedly, this job also influenced his art, as one can witness his tightly geometrical placement of figures, blades of grass, and trees in many of his paintings. He joined the Centre d'Art in 1950 and is considered one of the most significant of Haiti's second generations of artists, an icon. His frequent concern with voodoo imagery flows from his rich imagination. He introduced Dewitt Peters, his half-brother, Pierre-Joseph Valcin, and his nephew Favrange Valcin (Valcin II). Gerard Valcin had formed several artists, such as Madsen Mompremier, Dieudonné Rouanez, and Louis Joseph. Today, Valcin's work is included in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Art Nader and Musee d'Art Haitien du College Saint Pierre in Port-au-Prince, the Milwaukee Museum of Art, and the Waterloo Museum of Art in Iowa. "Valcin has participated in most important exhibitions of naïve painting organized by Oto Bihalji-Mérin, museums of England, Germany, Zagreb, and Paris, and those organized by Mr. Georges S. Nader in Caracas, Santo Domingo, and New Jersey; he ranks in a good position in the book of Bihalji-Mérin entitled "Masters of Naïve Art" (Peintures Haitiennes, Editions Delroisse, VILO)

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