Louisiane Saint Fleurant (1924 – 2005), one of Haiti’s most important female artists, was born in Petit Trou de Nippes and found her calling late in life. She was age fifty when she came to Soissons la Montagne to cook for Saint Soleil group. Instead, she became an esteemed painter, eventually leaving in 1978, becoming a cook again and painting on the side. Women, children, houses, birds, and animals are her preferred subjects. Flat figures and a lack of perspective are characteristic of her work, while her good sense of color and design establish her as a painter with few peers. Her other major contributions to Haitian art are her children: two sons – Ramphis Magloire and the late Stivenson Magloire – who developed styles of their own, and two daughters, Magda Magloire, a painter, and Aliciane Magloire, a ceramic potter. Louisane Saint Fleurant died on June 1, 2005.
From “Masterpieces of Haitian Art: Seven Decades of Unique Visual Heritage” by Candice Russell. Schiffer Publications Ltd, 2013.
Blue and Red Flowers
Man in Blue with a Hat by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Goddess in Orange by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Man with Green Hat by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Boy in Blue, Red, and Purple by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Lady with Red Lips in Green by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Man in Colorful Shirt by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Man with Orange Striped Hat by Aliciane Saint Fleurant
Ceramic Heads by Aliciane Saint Fleurant