Xavier Amiama (1910-Haiti 1969)10"x 8" UNTITLED 1948 Crayon Ink on Paper Drawing #5MFN 27"h x16"w x7"d he took snapshots

he took snapshots

The famous Battle of Vertieres was the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution

He studied accounting and worked for months as a trainee at the "Haiti Journal" newspaper

Works such as this highlight Laurenceau’s ability to merge modernist influences with the expressive tradition of Haitian painting

Xavier Amiama (1910-Haiti 1969)10"x 8" UNTITLED 1948 Crayon Ink on Paper Drawing #5MFN 27"h x16"w x7"d he took snapshotsXavier Amiama, the late famous painter, created this rare vintage 10"x8" series drawing made with ink and pencil. It is in good condition, dated February 1948, unframed, and will be shipped from New York. Xavier Amiama was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 1910 and died in Haiti in 1969. After numerous single artist shows in Santo Domingo, Amiama settled in Port au Prince, Haiti, in 1936 to teach painting. He encouraged Ption Savain