Haiti. 1933 - 2016
Landscape drawing and painting
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1925/early 1930s Haiti - 2019. Known for: Naive, folk art painting.
Gerard Fortuné does not know the year in which he was born, but it was in the early 1930s. He was born and still lives in the Montagne Noire neighborhood, Petionville, Haiti. As a child he recalls... Read full biography
Gerard Fortuné does not know the year in which he was born, but it was in the early 1930s. He was born and still lives in the Montagne Noire neighborhood, Petionville, Haiti. As a child he recalls working in his mother’s garden. After having worked as a cook and at odd jobs most of his life, he... Read full biography
Gerard Fortuné does not know the year in which he was born, but it was in the early 1930s. He was born and still lives in the Montagne Noire neighborhood, Petionville, Haiti. As a child he recalls working in his mother’s garden. After having worked as a cook and at odd jobs most of his life, he began painting in the 1970s/early 1980s. “I never learned how to paint. It came to me. Thanks to Jesus. And when I make money, I never spend it by myself, I share it with my family because I never... Read full biography
Gerard Fortuné does not know the year in which he was born, but it was in the early 1930s. He was born and still lives in the Montagne Noire neighborhood, Petionville, Haiti. As a child he recalls working in his mother’s garden. After having worked as a cook and at odd jobs most of his life, he began painting in the 1970s/early 1980s. “I never learned how to paint. It came to me. Thanks to Jesus. And when I make money, I never spend it by myself, I share it with my family because I never learned how to paint. It just came to me.”. A prolific, self-taught artist whose work is creative, imaginative and unique, he found a receptive audience among diplomats, journalists and other expatriates in Port-au-Prince, and was taken on by the legendary... Read full biography
Gerard Fortuné does not know the year in which he was born, but it was in the early 1930s. He was born and still lives in the Montagne Noire neighborhood, Petionville, Haiti. As a child he recalls working in his mother’s garden. After having worked as a cook and at odd jobs most of his life, he began painting in the 1970s/early 1980s. “I never learned how to paint. It came to me. Thanks to Jesus. And when I make money, I never spend it by myself, I share it with my family because I never learned how to paint. It just came to me.”. A prolific, self-taught artist whose work is creative, imaginative and unique, he found a receptive audience among diplomats, journalists and other expatriates in Port-au-Prince, and was taken on by the legendary gallery-owner Issa el-Saieh. Gerard was also noticed by the critic, historian and promoter of Haiti... Read full biography
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Untitled (Woman with Pineapple)
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Haiti. 1922 - 2001
Naive style paintings depicting Voodou, daily life, and historical events
Haiti. 1923 - 2012
Pencil thin figure drawing, decorative art and mural painting