Lusimond Merelus
Untitled (Vodou Ceremony), c. 1944-1950
Watercolor on paper
7 3/4 x 9 inches
An Merelus woodcut, dating back to 1947, is part of MoMA’s permanent collection. The woodcut scene shows a sitting figure being healed by an Houngan. Ten woodcuts were published by...
An Merelus woodcut, dating back to 1947, is part of MoMA’s permanent collection. The woodcut scene shows a sitting figure being healed by an Houngan. Ten woodcuts were published by Haiti’s Popular Artists of the day: Gabriel Alix, Castera Bazile, Rigaud Benoit, Wilson Bigaud, Dieudonne Cedor, Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue, Arnold Lafontant, Gabriel Leveque, Lusimond Merelus, Denis Vergin
Provenance
Former Jonathan Demme Collection1
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