Robert Saint-Brice Haitian, 1893-1973
La Siren with Fish, 1957
Oil on board
29 x 23 inches
An 'houngan' immersed in Vodou practice, St Brice befriended the American artist Alex John engaging with his abstract expressionism to create spiritual paintings of energy, 'lwas' (spirits) and transformation scenes....
An 'houngan' immersed in Vodou practice, St Brice befriended the American artist Alex John engaging with his abstract expressionism to create spiritual paintings of energy, 'lwas' (spirits) and transformation scenes. Included in the Milwaukee Art Museum permanent collection, St. Brice's art was recently, 2018, exhibited at the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London.