Lot 106: Sisson Blanchard (Haitian, 1929-1981), "Les Cailles," c. 1970, oil on board

Name: Sisson Blanchard (Haitian, 1929-1981), "Les Cailles," c. 1970, oil on board
Brand: Huntington Museum of Art
SKU: de44d639ff
Price: 200 USD

Est: $400 USD - $600 USDSold:

Huntington Museum of ArtHuntington, WV, USOctober 21, 2018

Item Overview

Description

Sisson Blanchard (Haitian, 1929-1981), "Les Cailles," c. 1970, oil on board, signed long the top bar on the verso, measures 10 x 8 inches unframed, measures overall in the frame 11 x 9 inches. CONDITION: Good. Born in the southern Haitian village of Trouin. Migrating to Port-au-Prince, Blanchard found work as a gardener at the Centre d'Art. He began painting in 1948, with the encouragement of the American sculptor Jason Seley. Blanchard's paintings of birds and farming scenes were first shown at the Centre d'Art, and have since been exhibited all over the world. His work is included in the collections of both the Davenport Museum of Art and the Waterloo Museum of Art, in Iowa. His son, Smith Blanchard also became a prominent Haitian painter. Sisson Blanchard died in 1981.

Dimensions

measures 10 x 8 inches unframed, measures overall in the frame 11 x 9 inches

Artist or Maker

Sisson Blanchard

Medium

oil

Condition Report

Good

Provenance

Private Collection, West Virginia

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Auction Details

HMA October Fine Art Auction

Huntington Museum of Art

October 21, 2018, 02:00 PM EST

2033 McCoy Road, Huntington, WV, 25701, US

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