Gesner Abelard Art

Colorful abstract figurative painting by Haitian artist Gesner Abelard. This painting depicts a modern colorful rendering of the Graden of Eden with Ada...

Gesner Abelard, (alternately Gesnerr) (born 22 February 1922) is a Haitian painter and sculptor. His works have sold in major auction houses around the world including Christies and Sothebys. Born in Port-au-Prince, Abelard began life as a mechanic and a detective before he studied painting and sculpture at the Industrial School of Port-au-Prince under the painter Humberman Charles. He became a member of the Haitian Centre d'Art in 1948. In 1949, he received a bronze medal at the International Exposition celebrating the bicentennial of Port-au-Prince. Many of his paintings depict birds, trees and scenes of Haitian life, and he is considered a naïve artist. He also studied sculpture under fellow Haitian, Uberman Charles. Abelard joined the Centre d'Art in 1946 at the invitation of director DeWitt Peters, and began to paint. Although the Expulsion from Paradise...