Louis Vassor (1888-1968) 32"x14" Joseph, Port-de-Paix c1930 Oil on Board Framed Under Glass Painting #2CZ Artists/Cazil trained as a cabinetmaker and

trained as a cabinetmaker and shipbuilder before beginning to paint at 38

and from the private collection of a collector in Connecticut

He began to paint as a student of both Calixte Henri in 1973 and Raymond Olivier

in Cap-Haitien

Casimir Laurent was born in 1928 and died in 1990 in Port-au-Prince

Louis Vassor (1888-1968) 32"x14" Joseph, Port-de-Paix c1930 Oil on Board Framed Under Glass Painting #2CZ Artists/Cazil trained as a cabinetmaker andThis rare 19th century Haitian oil on masonite by Louis Vassor depicts a compelling coastal scene from Port de Paix, Haiti, centered on a laborer identified by the inscription Joseph. The commanding foreground figure strides along a shoreline path, carrying tools. In contrast, a secondary figure follows behind, balancing a load, creating an evocative portrayal of endurance and daily life along Haitis northern coast. Sailboats drift on the horizon