Untitled

Maker Gerard LaFortune

Daten.d.

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions40” H x 29 3/4” W

SignedSigned at lower left: Gerard

Credit LineGift of Mitchell and Loretta Chipin

Object numberCAR2006.03.CHI

DescriptionTransformation (snake/man). A figure dressed in black with arms raised over its head wears a dark suit, its lower body ending in the tail of a snaky fish. Wearing glasses, a mustache, and the earnest expression of former President Aristide, the figure seems oblivious to the small presence next to it, dressed in a farmer’s hat and a dark jacket. The disembodied setting takes place in a field of green, yellow and red.

ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

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