Gesner Abelard “Les Oiseaux”. Original Haitian art painting for collecting and home or office decoration. (21″ X 13″ Frame). Oil on wood – Year 1948. Physical Condition: Good (may show few signs of age, overall good). Provenance: The Yvonne and Glenn Stokes Collection. Gesner Abelard, (alternately Gesnerr) (born 22 February 1922) is a Haitian painter and sculptor. Born in Port-au-Prince, Abelard began life as a mechanic, then studied painting and sculpture at the Industrial School of Port-au-Prince under the painter Humberman Charles. He became a member of the Haitian Centre d’Art in 1948. In 1949, he received a bronze medal at the International Exposition celebrating the bicentennial of Port-au-Prince. Many of his paintings depict birds, trees and scenes of Haitian life, and he is considered a naïve artist. All major credit cards. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “beauxartsgallery” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Artist: Gesner Abelard
- Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Color: Multi-Color
- Date of Creation: 1900-1949
- Material: Oil
- Region of Origin: Haitian
- Subject: Birds
- Personalize: No
- Type: Painting
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Year of Production: 1948
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Width (Inches): 8
- Height (Inches): 16
- Style: Folk Art
- Painting Surface: Wood
- Features: Framed, Signed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Haiti