André Lafontant 13.5"x 8.5" x 3.5" Untitled (Yanvalou) 1959 Carved Mahogany Sculpture #1WD Artists/Leveque Gabriel he moved to New York

he moved to New York and has since exhibited his art in Haiti

He was anguished by that

and the enduring relationship between people and their environment

and long before he became an artist

André Lafontant 13.5"x 8.5" x 3.5" Untitled (Yanvalou) 1959 Carved Mahogany Sculpture #1WD Artists/Leveque Gabriel he moved to New YorkThis graceful mahogany sculpture, titled Yanvalou, captures a woman in the midst of the traditional Haitian Vodou dance of the same name, known for its serpentine, undulating movements honoring the Rada spirits. Carved by Haitian artist A. Lafontant in 1959 and signed on its base, the piece measures 13. 5 inches tall by 8. 5 inches wide by 3. 5 inches deep. Its fluid, dynamic pose, with one arm sweeping upward and the skirt caught mid motion, reflects