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Ersulie Mompremier (alternate spellings Erzulie and Ersuille) is a Haitian artist. She is married to Madsen Mompremier and in 1978 began studying painting with him. [1] Mompremier's artworks highlights daily Haitian life in direct contrast to her husband's compositions. Along with being a painter she is a community worker in Haiti. [2]
2007 – two untitled artworks accepted to the Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, Iowa
(One artwork is in the Seattle Auction Gallery sold/owned? by Klein James)
The Fruit Pickers Framed oil on masonite, The painting depicts two women in a lush landscape picking fruit. Signed lower left. Measures 9.75" x 7-5/8". Framed measurement 15" x 13.25". [3]
Untitled Oil on masonite, "the painting depicts a crowd of people some being costumed in the midst of a Ra Ra celebration in front of 5 houses along with a person selling something in the foreground of the painting." Signed lower right. Measures 15.5" x 19.88". Framed Measurement 20" x 24.75". [4]
Untitled Oil on masonite, "The painting depicts a crowd of people selling hot drinks, beans, fruit and cloth. There is a cane field in the background." Signed lower right. Measures 15.88" x 24". Framed Measurement 20.875" x 28.625". [4]
Haitian art is a complex tradition, reflecting African roots with strong Indigenous, American and European aesthetic and religious influences. It is an important expression of Haitian culture and history.
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