Jean Baptiste Bottex

Jean Baptiste Bottex
(Haitian, 20th Century)
Street Scene, Cap-Haitien Haiti, 1943
Oil on canvas
signed LR
22 x 34 inches.

Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Boca Raton Museum of Art to benefit the Acquisitions Fund

Description

Jean-Baptiste Bottex (June 24, 1918 – May 28, 1979) was a Haitian painter. Hailing from Port Margot in northern Haiti, Bottex painted scenes from the Bible and daily Haitian life. His works were of the Naïve style and were displayed at the Centre d’Art. His younger brother, Seymour Bottex, (born 1922) is also a noted painter. (Wikipedia)

Jean Baptiste Bottex
(Haitian, 20th Century)
Street Scene, Haiti, 1943
oil on canvas
signed
22 x 34 inches.

Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Boca Raton Museum of Art to benefit the Acquisitions Fund