Louis Vassor (1888-1968) 26"x20" L'Autel de la Patrie, Port-de-Paix 1939 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1CZ Drawings He was initiated into drawing

He was initiated into drawing and watercolor at the Centre d'Art in 1956 and was granted a scholarship by the French Government in 1961 to study art in Paris

A prominent figure of the Saint-Soleil movement

Bigaud is represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York as well as in major art Galleries in Haiti and abroad

Sacred Twins blends Haitian Vodou symbolism with abstraction and expressive figuration

It belongs to a private collector in Miami

Louis Vassor (1888-1968) 26"x20" L'Autel de la Patrie, Port-de-Paix 1939 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1CZ Drawings He was initiated into drawingPainted in 1939, this historically significant oil on canvas by Haitian artist Louis Vassor depicts LAutel de la Patrie in Port de Paix, capturing a moment of civic ritual and national symbolism from early 20th century Haiti. The composition centers on the elevated monument crowned by a palm tree, with formally dressed figures gathered above and a uniformed guard standing watch below. Rendered in a restrained palette of greens, blues, and earthy reds,