Saint-Fleurant is one of the five founders, and perhaps the most remarkable artist in this famous school, which borrows little from other influences in Haitian art (aside from vodou), and lent a new image to Haitian painting. She is certainly among the foremost female Haitian artists, and has has an enormous influence on the evolution of art in this country.

In the words of Andre Malraux, who "discovered" this new movement in 1974 and introduced it to the world - "it is impossible to determine where it came from or to whom it speaks." In L'Intemporal, Malraux quotes Louisianne Saint-Fleurant to the effect that: "It is through Vodou that we would best approach the creative process of the Saint Soleil painters. In the final analysis, the painter paints because he or she is 'mounted' (possessed) and paints what the loa wants."

Saint-Fleurant is now practically blind, and no longer paints. The three pieces below were acquired from the artist between 1983 and 1990, and are excellent examples of her work of that period.

       
(Trois Femmes)                     (Ceremony)    
 
dated 1990                       dated 1983
30x24 in.                        33x29 in.
oil on canvas                    oil on panel 
framed $3200                    unframed 3800


      
"L'Apparition"                      (Untitled)  

(The Vision)                                 
  24x24 in.                         24x24 in.
  oil on panel                      oil on panel
  SOLD                              SOLD

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