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Artworks
Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue Haitian, 1930-1996
Untitled (Plowing Scene) , 1950Oil on cardboard20 x 24 inchesCopyright The ArtistJ.E. Gourgue is one of Haiti's most celebrated and renowned painters of the 20th century. At age 17 Gourgue was encouraged by Hector Hyppolite to join Port-au-Prince's Centre d'Art. In...J.E. Gourgue is one of Haiti's most celebrated and renowned painters of the 20th century. At age 17 Gourgue was encouraged by Hector Hyppolite to join Port-au-Prince's Centre d'Art.
In 1948, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibited Gourgue's "The Magic Table" and the painting remains in their permanent collection.
