Ralph Chapoteau 30"x24" L'Escalier/ The Stairs Acrylic on Masonite #1EB Genres/Portrait Scenes/Figurative including the Festival of Black

including the Festival of Black Art in Dakar (1966) and Expo 67 in Montreal

" You read so much about what is bad in Haiti

evoking deep emotion and reflection

This painting depicts a typical rural scene

including in the United States

Ralph Chapoteau 30"x24" L'Escalier/ The Stairs Acrylic on Masonite #1EB Genres/Portrait Scenes/Figurative including the Festival of BlackIncredible how the artist composed the setting for one to focus on the dove on top of the stairs! Can you see the dove? Ralph Chapoteau is a well known Haitian painter born on September 16, 1954, in Gonaives, Haiti and died in May 2024. He attended the Fine Arts Academy in 1974. His work was first exhibited in 1978 and showed throughout the Caribbean, including Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Guadeloupe. He married Josette Chapoteau in 2002, who has