Roger Francois Wood Carving

Large carved wood panel by Haitian sculptor, painter, and wood carver Roger François.

Panel measures about 16"W x 85"H 

Very good condition.

About the artist:

Roger François was born in Petite-Riviere de l'Artibonite, Haiti, in October, 1928. Before becoming a painter, François was a sculptor and student of Odilon Duperier. François is a houngan, and deeply involved in voudou in his daily life and in his art. As such, his paintings are characterized by subtle occult and mystical symbolism, as well as more obvious voudou scenes.

Internationally renowned, François' works have been exhibited in Belgium, Germany, the U.S., and France. His paintings have been on permanent exhibition in the Brussels Museum since 1963.

The artist died in 2013.