Salnave Philippe-Auguste Haitian, 1908-1989
La Siren with Temptation Snake, 1963
Oil on masonite
28 1/4 × 16 inches
Salnave Philippe-Auguste joined the Centre d'Art (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) in 1961. This work is dated 1963. A poet and lawyer by profession, Philippe-Auguste often, in the manner of Matisse's later practice,...
Salnave Philippe-Auguste joined the Centre d'Art (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) in 1961.
This work is dated 1963.
A poet and lawyer by profession, Philippe-Auguste often, in the manner of Matisse's later practice, worked with cut-outs. For Philippe-Auguste, however, the cut-outs were primarily a foundational layering tool that, once traced, allowed him to paint with playful combinations of saturated color. From landscapes to mythical figures, historical and literary archetypes are reinterpreted through Philippe-Auguste's fantastical magical imagination.
This work is dated 1963.
A poet and lawyer by profession, Philippe-Auguste often, in the manner of Matisse's later practice, worked with cut-outs. For Philippe-Auguste, however, the cut-outs were primarily a foundational layering tool that, once traced, allowed him to paint with playful combinations of saturated color. From landscapes to mythical figures, historical and literary archetypes are reinterpreted through Philippe-Auguste's fantastical magical imagination.