Haiti. Born 1944
Naive, folk art painting
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1947 Bainet, Haiti - 1996 Haiti. Known for: Mystical voodoo figures, spirit painting, member of Saint Soleil movement.
Prosper Pierre-Louis was born in Bainet, in the south of Haiti, on October 12, 1947. At age 16 he moved to Port-au-Prince, where he apprenticed as a barber for a time before working as a waiter at... Read full biography
Prosper Pierre-Louis was born in Bainet, in the south of Haiti, on October 12, 1947. At age 16 he moved to Port-au-Prince, where he apprenticed as a barber for a time before working as a waiter at the home of Maude Robard, who would in 1973, with the Haitian artist Tiga, organize a community of... Read full biography
Prosper Pierre-Louis was born in Bainet, in the south of Haiti, on October 12, 1947. At age 16 he moved to Port-au-Prince, where he apprenticed as a barber for a time before working as a waiter at the home of Maude Robard, who would in 1973, with the Haitian artist Tiga, organize a community of singers, dancers, craftspeople, actors, and painters into a movement that was named Saint Soleil. Prosper followed his friend Maude to the community at Soisson-la-Montagne and eventually became the most... Read full biography
Prosper Pierre-Louis was born in Bainet, in the south of Haiti, on October 12, 1947. At age 16 he moved to Port-au-Prince, where he apprenticed as a barber for a time before working as a waiter at the home of Maude Robard, who would in 1973, with the Haitian artist Tiga, organize a community of singers, dancers, craftspeople, actors, and painters into a movement that was named Saint Soleil. Prosper followed his friend Maude to the community at Soisson-la-Montagne and eventually became the most prominent painter in the group. The Saint Soleil movement gained international recognition in 1975 when the French cultural icon André Malraux visited the community. It is said that Malraux was seated in a chair on a grassy knoll while the artists of... Read full biography
Prosper Pierre-Louis was born in Bainet, in the south of Haiti, on October 12, 1947. At age 16 he moved to Port-au-Prince, where he apprenticed as a barber for a time before working as a waiter at the home of Maude Robard, who would in 1973, with the Haitian artist Tiga, organize a community of singers, dancers, craftspeople, actors, and painters into a movement that was named Saint Soleil. Prosper followed his friend Maude to the community at Soisson-la-Montagne and eventually became the most prominent painter in the group. The Saint Soleil movement gained international recognition in 1975 when the French cultural icon André Malraux visited the community. It is said that Malraux was seated in a chair on a grassy knoll while the artists of Saint Soleil ascended the slope, encircling him, each holding a piece of their art. Malraux was blown away by the scene and immortalized the m... Read full biography
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And Marassa Hunchback 1994
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Camp at Compiègne during the presentation of Hélène de Mecklembourg-Schwerin to the army on the occasion of the marriage of the Duc d’Orléans
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