Célestin Faustin Haiti1948/1981 Haitian Artist haunting, poetic, hallucinatory, surreal, and erotic

Célestin Faustin

Célestin Faustin was born in Lafond, Haiti in 1948 and named for his grandmother, Célestina, a practitioner of vodou who was an important influence in his life. She said he was claimed at birth by the goddess Erzulie Dantor, who conferred upon him an exceptional artistic talent that was obvious even in his youth. At the age of nineteen he studied with Wilmino Domond, but asserted his independence afer a year, developing a style of his own that was haunting, poetic, hallucinatory, surreal, and erotic. Most of his paintings tell a story and often they convey a profound personal anguish and a deep ambivalence about vodou beliefs. Not long before his tragic death in 1981 (age 33), the art critic Ute Stebich wrote that Faustin was "one of the most extraordinary Haitian painters, with seemingly limitless possibilities."

“Intervention,” 1977, Oil on canvas, 24in x36in

Célestin Faustin

Célestin Faustin è nato a Lafond, Haiti nel 1948 e fu chiamato Cèlestin in onore a sua nonna, Célestina, una praticante di vodou che ebbe un'importante influenza nella sua vita. Ha detto che è stato sostenuto alla nascita dalla dea Erzulie Dantor, che gli ha conferito un eccezionale talento artistico che era evidente anche nella sua giovinezza. All'età di diciannove anni studia con Wilmino Domond, ma ha affermato la sua indipendenza artistica dopo un anno, sviluppando uno stile proprio che era inquietante, poetico, allucinatorio, surreale e erotico. La maggior parte dei suoi quadri raccontano una storia e spesso trasmettono una profonda angoscia personale e una profonda ambivalenza sulle credenze di vodou. Non molto prima della sua tragica morte nel 1981 (33 anni), il critico d'arte Ute Stebich scrisse che Faustin era "uno dei pittori più straordinari haitiani, con possibilità apparentemente illimitate".

Untitled, 1969, Oil on board, 24in x 16in

 Faustin, Celestin (Haitian, 20th Century), Earthly Paradise, oil on board, dated 1969, measuring 24 by 32 inches, from the collection of Marcus Rediker, PhD. 

 Faustin, Celestin (Haitian, 20th Century), The Flight of Adam and Eve, oil on board, dated 1969, measuring 24 by 32 inches, from the collection of Marcus Rediker, PhD. 

 ( Listed Haitian 1948- 1981) oil on panel titled ''Fefe Des Diseaux'' signed Lower Left and dated 1969 18 x 24''

 Papa Legba and Market, o/b, 25.5"x35", early 1970s (inquire for price)

Celestin Faustin -Original Haitian Painting Year 1972

 Untitled (Mapou Tree), 1973, Oil on Board, 20in x 24in

Roots, o/b, 24"x48", 1974

 “Man Dreaming in a Tree,” 1974, Oil on board, 49in x 25in

“Vom Teufel Geknechtet,” 1976, Oil on canvas, 12in x 16in (Tortured by the Devil)

 Untitled, 1977, Oil on canvas, 31in x 26in

Erzuli, o/c, 39”x59”, 1978

 1978

Dreams, o/b, 16"x24", 1978

 Faustin, Celestin (Haitian, 20th Century), Searching for Punishment, oil on canvas, dated 1979, measuring 18 by 24 inches, from the collection of Marcus Rediker, PhD.

“Pourtant ma Maison est Vide,” 1979, Oil on canvas, 12in x 16in (Yet my House is Empty)

“La Soirée Nuptiale,” 1979, Oil on board, 23½in x 19½in, (The Bridal Evening)

Célestin Faustin1948 - 1981 Young couple with the goddess Erzulie Dantor Oil on canvas; H 30.5 cm, W 40.5... 

 “Respectez ce contrat,” 1981, Oil on canvas, 24in x 16in, (Respect this Contract)

Faustin, Celestin (Haitian, 20th Century), Untitled, oil on board, measuring 16 by 24 inches

 Celestin Faustin
oil on canvas
24” by 32”

 Celestin Faustin (1948- 1981) 16"x 24" Voodoo Ceremony Oil on Masonite

Chrildbirth/delivery as seen by the 1960s Haitian naive artist, Celestin Faustin

 The Dream Oil on Canvas 

 Celestin Faustin Wedding 

Celestin Faustin
16x24" oil on masonite
"Dessalines et sa femme"

"Paradis"
(Adam & Eve)
24x48 in.
oil on panel

 Faustin- Le Héros

 Faustin-Voodoo Initiation

 Faustin- Imploration

 Celestin Faustin

Celestin Faustin

Celestin Faustin

Faustin died of a drug overdose.