Toussaint St. Pierre (Haitian, Haiti) Love Bird
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Toussaint St. Pierre (Haitian, 1923-1985)
Love Bird
Oil on masonite, 21 x 9 1/2 inches
Unframed
Provenance:
Anne Grimmer-James Fastenrath Collection
Lot Essay:
A gardener and horticulturist, Toussaint Saint Pierre started painting in 1972. His modernist color block technique softened with lines and dots is primarily a communion with birds, plants and flowers. Married to an 'hounsi' (who is associated with a 'lwa' or spirit) Saint Pierre also portrayed the many 'lwas' that would visit the garden.
Love Bird
Oil on masonite, 21 x 9 1/2 inches
Unframed
Provenance:
Anne Grimmer-James Fastenrath Collection
Lot Essay:
A gardener and horticulturist, Toussaint Saint Pierre started painting in 1972. His modernist color block technique softened with lines and dots is primarily a communion with birds, plants and flowers. Married to an 'hounsi' (who is associated with a 'lwa' or spirit) Saint Pierre also portrayed the many 'lwas' that would visit the garden.
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Toussaint St. Pierre (Haitian, Haiti) Love Bird
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