Andre Pierre (1914-2005) 24"x36" Ceremony by the River c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #2YN Artists/Dimitri Weiner (ASGARD) known as Simil

known as Simil

Stebich says of his work: '"Brightness of color

Salnave started to paint to create a sufficient income to raise his eight children

and personal relationships

Andre Pierre (1914-2005) 24"x36" Ceremony by the River c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #2YN Artists/Dimitri Weiner (ASGARD) known as SimilThis masterful oil on canvas by Haitian artist Andr Pierre (19142005) portrays a sacred Vodou ritual by the river, where devotees gather under intertwining tree roots to offer food, drink, and prayers to the spirits. Painted circa the 1970s, the work glows with mystical energy, vivid color, and intricate symbolism. Pierre, one of Haitis most celebrated painters and a devoted Vodou priest, transformed spiritual devotion into transcendent visual form.