Casimir, Laurent
About the Artist
CASIMIR, LAURENT
Laurent Casimir (May 5, 1928 –1990) was a Haitian artist.
Casimir was born into a family of peasants in Anse- a-Veau, Haiti in 1928. He moved to Port-au-Prince in the late 1940’s and was introduced to the Centre d’Art in 1947 by his friend Dieudonne Cedor. In 1950 he defected to the Foyer des Artes Plastiques which had been recently founded by a group of intellectuals and modern artists, which included Cedor. Casimir was the originator of a Haitian archetype, the market painting, done in his trademark colors of red, orange and yellow. Visiting him at his house in Martissant in the mid-70’s you were likely to find Casimir holding court and selling paintings in his front room, while in the back yard, a few apprentices were painting in the colors on canvases that the master had drawn, awaiting his signature. He has unfortunately been one of the most forged painters in history and this has worked to the detriment of his works, price-wise.
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Man in White
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Cockfight
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Figures in Blue
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Beginning of Cockfight
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Crowded Market Scene
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Assembly in Haiti
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Village People in White
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Fruit Seller Casimir Laurent
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Gathered Villagers
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Haitian Scene
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Market Scene (BLUE)
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The Crowd
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