Xavier Amiama (1910-Haiti 1969)10"x 8" UNTITLED 1944 Crayon Ink on Paper Drawing #9MFN 11"x20" Collectors and journalists from all

Collectors and journalists from all over the world came to visit him in the modest hut where he painted lovingly detailed portraits of the gods of the Vodou pantheon by the light of an oil lamp

and a delicate white flower tucked in her hair

and later to Germany while serving in the American army

I wish I could express what it is my heart to the world

Xavier Amiama (1910-Haiti 1969)10"x 8" UNTITLED 1944 Crayon Ink on Paper Drawing #9MFN 11"x20" Collectors and journalists from allXavier Amiama, the late famous painter, created this rare vintage 10"x8" series portrait drawing of a woman with red lipstick made with ink and pencil. It is slightly ripped in the lower left corner, dated February 1944, unframed, and will be shipped from New York. Xavier Amiama was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 1910 and died in Haiti in 1969. After numerous single artist shows in Santo Domingo, Amiama settled in Port au Prince,