• Frantz Zéphirin oil painting in hand-made encrusted frame of Baron Samedi and Grande Brigitte in a wooden boat crossing water, surrounded by skeleton figures, mermaids, candles, and cemetery crosses, Haitian Vodou art
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Frantz Zephirin 24"x20" Le Dernier Passage de Baron & Grande-Brigitte Oil on Canvas Hand-Made Encrusted Framed Painting #46JN-HA

Frantz Zephirin 24"x20" Le Dernier Passage de Baron & Grande-Brigitte Oil on Canvas Hand-Made Encrusted Framed Painting #46JN-HA

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In this striking oil on canvas, Frantz Zéphirin summons the presiding spirits of the Vodou cemetery, Baron Samedi and Grande Brigitte, as they preside over a solemn crossing of the dead. A robed, skeletal Baron steers a boat crowded with skulls and skeletal passengers, while a luminous, robed figure rises behind him like a guardian saint watching over the passage. Around the vessel, winged spirits, mermaid figures, and candlelit crosses rise from the water, marking the threshold between the living world and the realm of the ancestors. Painted in Zéphirin's unmistakable visionary style, dense with pattern, symbolism, and layered detail, the work draws on the artist's deep engagement with Haitian Vodou cosmology, where Baron Samedi and Grande Brigitte serve as guardians of the dead and protectors of the cemetery gates. The canvas measures 24 by 20 inches and is presented in a hand-made encrusted frame, ready for display. We will provide a Certificate of Authenticity.

About this artist

Frantz Zephirin started painting in 1973 with the Haitian master Antoine OBIN. Very quickly, he broke away from the styled school of Cap Haitian artists and began to work in a highly original style. Starting with themes from the Bible and current events, his paintings soon reflected the delirium of his powerful, devastating imagination. Zephirin frequently uses animals painted in brilliant, sharply contrasting colors to speak out frankly. His highly creative style, which deals with themes of politics, social, and voodoo subjects, soon captured the art world's attention in Haiti, and his career took off very rapidly. Zephirin's work is characterized by intense colors, intricate patterns, and tightly surrounded compositions. He is exceptionally productive, his imagination is compelling, and his social criticism is disturbing. Presently Zepherin's work is recognizable by human figures with animals heads-representing his deep contempt for the commanding body. His art has been featured in art museums and galleries around the world. Since the Haiti earthquake, Zephirin has been featured in stories in the New York Times, Le Monde, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Times of London, the Guardian, and the BBC. His art has been showcased in the exhibit Haiti Art Naif: Memories of Paradise at the art center Denkmalschmiede Hofgen in Germany. 

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