CASIMIR Laurent (1928-1990) 18"x40" Village Market Scene 1969 Oil on Board Scratched Unframed Painting #1CC
CASIMIR Laurent (1928-1990) 18"x40" Village Market Scene 1969 Oil on Board Scratched Unframed Painting #1CC
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Description
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This dynamic market scene by Casimir Laurent captures the lively bustle of Haitian daily life through a vibrant arrangement of vendors, baskets, and brightly dressed figures. Painted in the artist’s distinctive folk style, the composition stretches horizontally across the board, emphasizing the crowded energy and rhythmic movement of the marketplace. Clusters of figures in bold reds, yellows, greens, and whites are set against rolling green hills and scattered rural houses, creating a harmonious blend of landscape and social activity. The work reflects Laurent’s early period, created in the 1970s before he began mass-producing market paintings, and displays the charm, character, and authenticity associated with mid-20th-century Haitian art. The painting shows scratches consistent with age and handling and is offered from a private collector in New York, from whom it will be shipped. A Certificate of Authenticity will be issued by Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery upon purchase.
About this artist
About this artist
Casimir Laurent was born in 1928 and died in 1990 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. His work has been exhibited in Haiti, the United States, England, and Brazil. Collectors have appreciated his stylized crowd scenes and open-air paintings depicting marketplace activity and leisure pursuits, like cockfighting. His work belongs to the permanent collection of Haitian art of the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA, and the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, WI. His name is mentioned in major Haitian art books:“Laurent injects rhythm into densely populated market-places and carnivals by using the interplay of colors.” (Peintres Haitiens, Gérald Alexis, Editions Cercle d’Art, 2000)
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