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Alberoi Bazile

Painter, from Haiti

Bazile was born in Jacmel, Haiti.  Cousin of the famous painter, Castera Bazile, Alberoi began painting in 1951. He started his career in the army in 1942, and was transferred to the Port-au-Prince police department in 1951. In Port-au-Prince he met Dewitt Peters at the Centre d'Art, which he subsequently joined. He became a full-time painter in 1963. He  continued painting through the 1970's, gaining substantial fame.

Dance Party, 1970's
acrylic on canvas,
dimensions: 37" x 49"

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