André Lafontant 13.5"x 8.5" x 3.5" Untitled (Yanvalou) 1959 Carved Mahogany Sculpture #1WD Artists/Anatole Charles lively compositions

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Interlocking shapes in soft blues

This painting represents a market scene in Haiti

created during his Swiss years

André Lafontant 13.5"x 8.5" x 3.5" Untitled (Yanvalou) 1959 Carved Mahogany Sculpture #1WD Artists/Anatole Charles lively compositionsThis graceful mahogany sculpture, titled Yanvalou, captures a woman in the midst of the traditional Haitian Vodou dance of the same name, known for its serpentine, undulating movements honoring the Rada spirits. Carved by Haitian artist A. Lafontant in 1959 and signed on its base, the piece measures 13. 5 inches tall by 8. 5 inches wide by 3. 5 inches deep. Its fluid, dynamic pose, with one arm sweeping upward and the skirt caught mid motion, reflects