Paintings by Philton Latortue



Philton Latortue was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1944. Helped by his brother Franklin, also a painter, Philton began to paint in 1962. In 1980 he won first prize in an international exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. Since then, his works have been shown throughout Europe, the U.S., and Mexico.

Latortue is famous for painting animals, giving them human characteristics in fairy tale settings. This particular series of paintings depicts the lion's life from his wedding through the first years of his marriage. 



  
  "Marriage de lion"             "Banquet feerique"         "La Famille Lion"

 (Lions' wedding day)          (Fairy tale banquet)         (The Lion Family)
 30X39                         24X30		            20x24
 oil on canvas                  oil on canvas	            oil on canvas
 SOLD                       unframed $900                  SOLD

   
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