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Jacques Enguerrand Gourgue (Haitian/Port-au-Prince 1930-1996) Black Magic, circa 1967, Oil on masonite, 32 x 24 in. Framed 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. Provenance: Private New Jersey Collection; Kurt Bachmann Collection Exhibitions: Museum am Ostwald, Dortmund, 1969-1970; Arts Council of Great Britain ("Popular Paintings from Haiti), 1968-1969 Lot Essay: J.E. Gourgue is one of Haiti's most celebrated and renowned painters of the 20th century. At age 17 Gourgue was encouraged by Hector Hyppolite to join Port-au-Prince's Centre d'Art. In 1948, the Museum of Modern Art exhibited "The Magic Table" by Gourgue and remains in their permanent collection.