Original Signed Haitian Artist Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse "Ches Les Paysans Entre Arcanhsie Et St' Ard". Artist; Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (Haitian, 1903-1988) Oil on masonite, signed "G.E. Ducasse" ll, further text along lower edge "Ches LEs Paysans Entre Arcanhsie Et St' Ard" (Google translates to "Ches THE Peasants Between Arcanhsie and St' Ard") Dimensions sight size: 15 1/2 x 23 in. framed size: 20 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. Acquired form Alex Cooper Auctioneers in 2024. Former Provenance From a private collection, Georgetown, Washington, DC About the Artist Gervais-Emmanuel Ducasse (Haitian-1903-1988) Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse was born on December 24, 1903 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He worked as an agriculture agent for the Haitian government, giving him the opportunity to travel extensively in Haiti, and even visited the United States several times. Self-taught Haitian master Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse was considered the most genuine of the Haitian primitive painters. He was a charming and submissive painter who seemed to have no conception of the environment world: of life, he took snapshots, notwithstanding either good or evil. Such paintings by Ducasse are jealously guarded by collectors all over the world. Ducasse's name is mentioned in all significant Haitian art books. His artworks are exhibited at many museums worldwide, including Nader's Art Museum and Museum College St Pierre in Haiti and the Brooklyn Museum of Art in NY. Ducasse passed away in Haiti in 1988.