Prospere Pierre Louis (1947-1997) 72"x36" Abstract Spirits 1981 Acrylic on Canvas Painting #1MW Genres/Market Scenes/Market Scenes It is signed with the

It is signed with the inscription on the lower center: "Pétion

Manes was born in Petit-Tou de Nippes in 1936 in Haiti

who inherited the painting around 1985 from a friend’s estate

50" contemporary oil on board thin framed painting circa 1960-1970

Prospere Pierre Louis (1947-1997) 72"x36" Abstract Spirits 1981 Acrylic on Canvas Painting #1MW Genres/Market Scenes/Market Scenes It is signed with theThis monumental 1981 acrylic on canvas by Prospre Pierre Louis (19471997) exemplifies the artists visionary language rooted in Haitian spirituality and symbolic abstraction. Measuring an impressive 72 x 36 inches, Abstract Spiritsunfolds as a vertical cosmology populated by stylized faces, hybrid beings, and sacred vegetal motifs that interweave into a rhythmic, totemic composition. Pierre Louis, a founding member of the Saint Soleil movement, is