Original painting by Gerard Fortune. Painting of 3 Haitian Females in dresses with painted faces. Authentic Vintage Condition, painting is intact. Looks like acrylic but may be oil on CANVAS. Painting size WITH FRAME ON 38×47.5. (Actual canvas size is approximately 30 1/8 X 39 7/8). Haitian Artist GERARD FORTUNE. Acrylic or Oil painting on CANVAS by known Haitian prolific artist Gerard Fortune. This piece has been in Mr. Lawerence’s primitive art collection for years. Lawrence Roseman owner of painting, said it was common for Gerard to paint friends, associates and workers daily for his subjects. Left lower front, signature by artist GERARD. From the collection of retired gallerist and rug/textile dealer, Lawrence Roseman who worked directly with Gerard Fortune in Port-au-Prince during 1980’s. Gerard worked as a private cook in a home, and restaurant. By 1981 he was no longer working as a cook. He worked directly with Gallery Issa, a Palestinian gallerist who supplied Gerard with a studio to paint in. Gerard was prolific averaging 2 paintings a day. Gerards exact age is unknown, but Roseman believes he was born 1925, although some believe 1934-5. Roseman said Gerard was turning out his naive folk art in late 70’s and eventually formed an association with Gallery Issa by 1981. Gerard would come to Issas gallery with a stack of masonite boards and paint on the ground floor garage on his knees. He’d keep a copy of his signature so he could duplicate it because he didn’t know how to read or write. Works are in museum collections. Write ups in Art’s and Antiques Magazine Listed in several Haitian Art Books THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH FASTTAPDANCER. The item “Haiti Haitian Painting Gerard Fortune Folk Outsider Art Large” is in sale since Wednesday, June 07, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art from Dealers & Resellers\Paintings”. The seller is “fasttapdancer” and is located in Santa Monica, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Signed?: Signed
- Medium: Oil or acrylic on canvas
- Subject: Figures & Portraits
- Style: Outsider art, folk art
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30in.)
- Date of Creation: 1970-1989
- Region of Origin: Haiti