Peintres Haïtiens-Haitian Painters – Gérald Alexis – Hardcover 2001 – Publisher: Cercle d’Art – ISBN 9782702205853 – Book

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Peintres Haïtiens – Haitian Painters by Gérald Alexis is the definitive book on Haitian painting and art. This 303-page hardcover book, in French, was published in 2001 by Cercle d’Art (ISBN 9782702205853) and is in very good condition with minor wear to the cover. Haitian painting, which emerged in the late 1940s, has since continued to attract an ever-growing audience. While dozens of publications have been written on the subject, very few are by Haitian authors.

In this respect, Haitian Painters offers a fresh perspective, as the author, Gérald Alexis, a university graduate in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Caribbean and Latin American art, is Haitian by birth. For over twenty years, he has continuously refined his knowledge of Haitian art, of which he is now a recognized authority.

He offers a unique approach, structured around four major themes that reflect the diversity of artistic expression: Portraiture and History Painting; Nature and Daily Life; Voodoo, Rhythm, and Structure; and Figuration-Abstraction.

Biographical entries, enriched with photographic portraits of the artists, and a comprehensive critical apparatus complete this essential reference work, which features over 300 color reproductions. Without rejecting the notion of miracles, Gérald Alexis has been careful to highlight the close ties between painting and the history and artistic and cultural traditions of Haiti, in order to explain this spectacular development since the creation of the Centre d’Art in 1944.

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