Room 32

PHILTON LATORTUE

Born in Port-au-Prince on June 4 1944, he was encouraged to take up painting by his brother Franklin, himself a painter. After studying at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Port-au-Prince, he joined the Centre d’Art in 1962 and later worked at the Galerie Issa. He has participated in numerous exhibitions around the world and, in 1980, won the “Prix du Meilleur Naif” in Germany. He paints mostly animal figures and scenes of rural life in Haiti.

Click on the images below for a high-resolution photo.

P. Latortue / Acrylic on Canvas / 16"x20"
US$275.00 / SOLD

P. Latortue / Acrylic on Canvas / 20"x24"
US$405.00 / Ref#: LAT 9000

IMPORTANT!! In all of the images below, the red shades appear deeper and more vibrant than they are
in the original paintings.

P.Latortue / Acrylic on Canvas / 19.5"x23.5"
US$325.00 / SOLD

P.Latortue / Acrylic on Canvas / 48"x72"
US$4,500.00 / SOLD
IMPORTANT!! The left side of the photograph is over-exposed, showing colours
lighter than they are in the original.

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