{"title":"Georges Liautaud (Haitian, 1899-1991)","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, in 1899 and died in 1991. Widely regarded as the father of Haitian metal sculpture, he transformed recycled oil drums and wrought iron into one of Haiti's most celebrated artistic traditions. A blacksmith by trade, Liautaud was discovered by Dewitt Peters in 1953 through the intricate cemetery crosses he created, inspired by the sacred Vodou vevés of his native village. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking from his blacksmith's workshop in Croix-des-Bouquets, Liautaud developed a distinctive style depicting Vodou spirits, mermaids, animals, and symbolic figures. His pioneering vision inspired generations of artists and established the Croix-des-Bouquets metal sculpture tradition, now recognized worldwide. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis sculptures have been exhibited internationally and are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Figge Art Museum, the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, Le Centre d'Art, the Musée d'Art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre, and MUPANAH. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, Georges Liautaud's sculptures remain among the most sought-after works of Haitian art for their historical importance, craftsmanship, and lasting influence on modern Haitian metal sculpture. Explore his available works below. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"georges-liautaud-haitian-1899-1992-13x20-the-peacock-metal-sculpture-1gn-ha","title":"Georges Liautaud (Haitian, 1899-1992) 13\"X20\" THE PEACOCK Metal Sculpture #1GN-HA","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original metal sculpture created by the late Haitian sculptor Georges Liautaud. It is an excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix Des Bouquets in 1899. He is a blacksmith, which undoubtedly explains the choice of iron as his medium of expression. Dewitt Peters discovered him in 1953 through the crosses he had made, which grace the cemetery of his home town and bear a great resemblance to “Vévés.” His artistic career began when he delivered his first sculpture to the Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e A kind and intelligent man, Liautaud accepts his international reputation simply and philosophically. He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after throughout the world, including European and American museums, makes him without question Haiti’s greatest sculptor in tin and wrought iron. He believes his talent to be a gift of God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals and the traditional deities. (La Peinture Haitienne\/ Haitian Arts by Marie-José Nadal and Gérald Bloncourt, Editions Nathan, Paris, 1986, pp. 71)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Liautaud’s works have been exhibited internationally in places such as the Grand Palais, the Centre Pompidou, the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Fowler Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Frost Museum, the Bass Museum, the Halle Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Montparnasse. His work is part of the permanent collections at the MoMA in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Davenport Museum, the Waterloo Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art, the Figge Art Museum, the Fond national d’art contemporain de France, the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Musée de l’OEA, Le Centre d’Art, the Musée d’Art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Panthéon National Haïtien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Liautaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955857494259,"sku":"LIAUTAUD#1GN-HA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/9979\/9453\/products\/Liautaud-_1GN-HA-The-Peacock.jpg?v=1750362433"},{"product_id":"georges-liautaud-haitian-1899-1992-20x7-black-man-animal-metal-sculpture-2gn-ha","title":"Georges Liautaud (Haitian, 1899-1991) 20\"x7\" BLACK MAN\/ANIMAL Steel-Cut Sculpture #2GN-HA","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis original steel-cut sculpture was created by the late Haitian sculptor Georges Liautaud. It is in excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix Des Bouquets in 1899 and died in 1991. He is a blacksmith, which undoubtedly explains his choice of iron as his medium of expression. Dewitt Peters discovered him in 1953 through the crosses he had made, which grace his hometown cemetery and bear a remarkable resemblance to “Vévés.” His artistic career began when he delivered his first sculpture to the Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e A kind and intelligent man, Liautaud philosophically accepts his international reputation. He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after worldwide, including European and American museums, makes him Haiti’s most excellent tin and wrought iron sculptor. He believes his talent is a gift from God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals, and traditional deities. (La Peinture Haitienne\/ Haitian Arts by Marie-José Nadal and Gérald Bloncourt, Editions Nathan, Paris, 1986, pp. 71)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Liautaud’s works have been exhibited internationally in places such as the Grand Palais, the Centre Pompidou, the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Fowler Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Frost Museum, the Bass Museum, the Halle Saint-Pierre, and the Musée de Montparnasse. His work is part of the permanent collections at the MoMA in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Davenport Museum, the Waterloo Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art, the Figge Art Museum, the Fond national d’art contemporain de France, the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Musée de l’OEA, Le Centre d’Art, the Musée d’Art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Panthéon National Haïtien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Liautaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955862606067,"sku":"LIAUTAUD#2GN-HA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/9979\/9453\/products\/Liautaud_2GN-_5K.jpg?v=1750362403"},{"product_id":"georges-liautaud-haitian-1899-1992-20x11-black-woman-seller-metal-sculpture-3gn-ha","title":"Georges Liautaud (Haitian, 1899-1991) 20\"x11\" BLACK WOMAN SELLER Steel-Cut Sculpture #3GN-HA","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis original steel-cut sculpture was created by the late Haitian sculptor Georges Liautaud. It is in excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix Des Bouquets in 1899 and died in 1991. He is a blacksmith, which undoubtedly explains his choice of iron as his medium of expression. Dewitt Peters discovered him in 1953 through the crosses he had made, which grace his hometown cemetery and bear a remarkable resemblance to “Vévés.” His artistic career began when he delivered his first sculpture to the Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e A kind and intelligent man, Liautaud philosophically accepts his international reputation. He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after worldwide, including European and American museums, makes him Haiti’s most excellent tin and wrought iron sculptor. He believes his talent is a gift from God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals, and traditional deities. (La Peinture Haitienne\/ Haitian Arts by Marie-José Nadal and Gérald Bloncourt, Editions Nathan, Paris, 1986, pp. 71)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Liautaud’s works have been exhibited internationally in places such as the Grand Palais, the Centre Pompidou, the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Fowler Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Frost Museum, the Bass Museum, the Halle Saint-Pierre, and the Musée de Montparnasse. His work is part of the permanent collections at the MoMA in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Davenport Museum, the Waterloo Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art, the Figge Art Museum, the Fond national d’art contemporain de France, the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Musée de l’OEA, Le Centre d’Art, the Musée d’Art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Panthéon National Haïtien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Liautaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955867717875,"sku":"LIAUTAUD#3GN-HA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/9979\/9453\/products\/Liautaud-_3GN-Woman-Seller-_6k.jpg?v=1750362405"},{"product_id":"georges-liautaud-haitian-1899-1992-20x12-black-worker-metal-sculpture-4gn-ha","title":"Georges Liautaud (Haitian, 1899-1991) 20\"x12\" BLACK WORKER Steel-Cut Sculpture #4GN-HA","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis original steel-cut sculpture was created by the late Haitian sculptor Georges Liautaud. It is an excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix Des Bouquets in 1899 and died in 1991. He is a blacksmith, which undoubtedly explains his choice of iron as his medium of expression. Dewitt Peters discovered him in 1953 through the crosses he had made, which grace his hometown cemetery and bear a remarkable resemblance to “Vévés.” His artistic career began when he delivered his first sculpture to the Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e A kind and intelligent man, Liautaud philosophically accepts his international reputation. He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after worldwide, including European and American museums, makes him Haiti’s most excellent tin and wrought iron sculptor. He believes his talent is a gift from God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals, and traditional deities. (La Peinture Haitienne\/ Haitian Arts by Marie-José Nadal and Gérald Bloncourt, Editions Nathan, Paris, 1986, pp. 71)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Liautaud’s works have been exhibited internationally in places such as the Grand Palais, the Centre Pompidou, the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Fowler Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Frost Museum, the Bass Museum, the Halle Saint-Pierre, and the Musée de Montparnasse. His work is part of the permanent collections at the MoMA in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Davenport Museum, the Waterloo Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art, the Figge Art Museum, the Fond national d’art contemporain de France, the Musée National d’Art Moderne de Paris, the Musée de l’OEA, Le Centre d’Art, the Musée d’Art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Panthéon National Haïtien.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Liautaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955882692851,"sku":"LIAUTAUD#4GN-HA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/9979\/9453\/products\/Liautaud_4GN-The-Worker-_6k.jpg?v=1750362415"},{"product_id":"georges-liautaud-haitian-1899-1992-20x9-black-mermaid-metal-sculpture-5gn-ha","title":"Georges Liautaud (Haitian, 1899-1991) 20\"x9\" BLACK WOMAN MERMAID Steel-Cut Sculpture #5GN-HA","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original metal sculpture created by the late Haitian sculptor Georges Liautaud. 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He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after worldwide, including European and American museums, makes him Haiti’s most excellent tin and wrought iron sculptor. He believes his talent is a gift from God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals, and traditional deities. 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It is in excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix Des Bouquets in 1899 and died in 1991. He is a blacksmith, which undoubtedly explains his choice of iron as his medium of expression. Dewitt Peters discovered him in 1953 through the crosses he had made, which grace his hometown cemetery and bear a remarkable resemblance to “Vévés.” His artistic career began when he delivered his first sculpture to the Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A kind and intelligent man, Liautaud philosophically accepts his international reputation. He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after worldwide, including European and American museums, makes him Haiti’s most excellent tin and wrought iron sculptor. He believes his talent is a gift from God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals, and traditional deities. 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It is in good condition and sold from a private collection in Colorado, USA, where the artwork will be shipped. Our gallery will issue a certificate of authenticity upon purchase.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGeorges Liautaud was born in Croix Des Bouquets in 1899. He is a blacksmith, which undoubtedly explains the choice of iron as his medium of expression. Dewitt Peters discovered him in 1953 through the crosses he had made, which grace the cemetery of his home town and bear a great resemblance to “Vévés.” His artistic career began when he delivered his first sculpture to the Art Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e A kind and intelligent man, Liautaud accepts his international reputation and philosophically. He has never left his blacksmith’s shop in his native village, where visitors to his home are welcomed in his kind and smiling manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e His work, renowned and sought after worldwide, including European and American museums, makes him Haiti’s most excellent tin and wrought iron sculptor. He believes his talent is a gift from God. His creations vary from the abstract to the figurative. Steeped in Voodoo traditions, Liautaud creates mermaids, devils, fantastical animals, and traditional deities. 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