Robert Saint-Brice
Haitian Vodou Portrait of Lwa, Loa, Oil on Masonite board, 1959
Oil on Masonite
28 × 24 in | 71.1 × 61 cm
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$ 15,000.00
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Portrait of lwa. Lwa, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. In Haitian Vodou, lwa (also spelled loa) are the primary spirits that serve...
Portrait of lwa. Lwa, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou.
In
Haitian Vodou, lwa (also spelled loa) are the primary spirits that
serve as intermediaries between humanity and Bondye, the supreme creator
God. Vodouists believe in a single, distant God, meaning they do not
pray to Bondye directly; instead, they "serve the spirits" (sèvi lwa) to
navigate daily life, health, protection, and destiny
Robert
Saint-Brice was a former Vodou Priest and painter who joined Le Centre
D'Art in Port-au-Prince in 1949. His art externalized his inner beliefs.
Robert
Saint-Brice (Haitian, 1898-1973), Untitled (Loa/Lwa), dated 1959, oil
on masonite board. Framed. Size: 28'' x 24'', 71 x 61 cm (board); 30.5''
x 26.5'', 77 x 67 cm (frame). Exhibited: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
The Woodmere Art Museum, Haitian Art from the Angela Gross Collection,
Nov. 84-Jan. 85, No. 75. Provenance: Angela Gross, Christie's (Haitian
Paintings) May 15, 1991 (Sale 7189, Lot 75), Akkie Martens. Work has had
conservation.
In
Haitian Vodou, lwa (also spelled loa) are the primary spirits that
serve as intermediaries between humanity and Bondye, the supreme creator
God. Vodouists believe in a single, distant God, meaning they do not
pray to Bondye directly; instead, they "serve the spirits" (sèvi lwa) to
navigate daily life, health, protection, and destiny
Robert
Saint-Brice was a former Vodou Priest and painter who joined Le Centre
D'Art in Port-au-Prince in 1949. His art externalized his inner beliefs.
Robert
Saint-Brice (Haitian, 1898-1973), Untitled (Loa/Lwa), dated 1959, oil
on masonite board. Framed. Size: 28'' x 24'', 71 x 61 cm (board); 30.5''
x 26.5'', 77 x 67 cm (frame). Exhibited: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
The Woodmere Art Museum, Haitian Art from the Angela Gross Collection,
Nov. 84-Jan. 85, No. 75. Provenance: Angela Gross, Christie's (Haitian
Paintings) May 15, 1991 (Sale 7189, Lot 75), Akkie Martens. Work has had
conservation.
Provenance
Angela Grosshristie's (Haitian Paintings) May 15, 1991 (Sale 7189, Lot 75)