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Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (Haitian/Port-au-Prince, 1903-1988) Self-Portrait in Suit/Peintre Par Lui Meme, dated 1974, Oil on masonite, 24 x 16 in. Framed 32 1/4 x 24 3/8 in. House of Heydenryk Frame Provenance: Dr. Halvor and Astrid Jaeger Collection; Ute Stebich Collection Exhibited: Brooklyn Museum; Kunst Aus Haiti Lot Essay: Prior to becoming an artist, Ducasse worked for a governmental agriculture agency. He is renowned for historical and musical scenes. On a US sojourn, one of several, he painted narrative Haitian events with wintry upstate New York backgrounds. Self-taught/Outsider Art