Fine Paintings & Sculpture

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Jacques (Jean) Enguerrand Gourgue (Haitian, 1930-1996)

Joue le mort/A Scene with a Houngan [Voodoo Priest] Calling

Forth a Zombie

Signed and dated “J.E. GOURGUE-1/49-” l.r., inscribed and titled

“13)...” on the reverse.

Gouache on Fulton canvasboard, 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm),

framed.

Condition: Surface grime, craquelure.

Provenance: Purchased in 1949 at L’Centre d’Art, Port-Au-

Prince, by Marion Read Barbee Kier, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin

Islands; by family descent.

$800-1,200

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Castera Bazile (Haitian, 1923-1966)

Pitié maternelle

Signed “CASTERA BAZILE” [with an inverted “Z”] l.r., dated

“3/12/48” l.l., also inscribed and titled “No. 28-S-48...” on the

backing.

Oil and ink on canvasboard, 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm), framed.

Condition: Surface grime, minor surface abrasions.

Provenance: Purchased in 1949 at L’Centre d’Art, Port-Au-

Prince, by Marion Read Barbee Kier, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin

Islands; by family descent.

N.B. Castera Bazile was a domestic assistant to DeWitt Peters,

founder of L’Centre d’Art in 1944. Inspired by the art he saw,

Bazile began painting in 1945 and continued through 1962.

$800-1,200

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