Andree Naude (Belgium, 1904-Haiti 2003) 15"x12" Abstract 1976 Acrylic on Paper #1JN-HA

Andrée Naudé received her artistic training in Paris, where she studied painting at several respected academies, including Académie Julian, La Grande Chaumière, and the Scandinavia Academy. She also worked in the studios of noted artists such as Waroquier, Fritz, and later the influential modernist André Lhote. Between 1928 and 1931, Naudé exhibited widely in Paris, participating in the Salon des Tuileries, the Salon d’Automne, the Grand Morin group exhibitions, and a show in Greece featuring young painters working in Paris at the time. Naudé settled in Haiti in 1931 and established a studio in Tête de l’Eau, which soon became an important gathering place for many Haitian women painters. With the founding of the Centre d’Art in 1944, she became actively involved in its exhibitions and later showcased her work in Cap-Haïtien alongside Tamara Baussan and Helen Schomberg. From 1963 to 1985, Naudé’s paintings were included in permanent exhibitions across Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Canada. A major solo retrospective, “50 Years of Painting,” was inaugurated by Pierre Monosiet in Canada in 1978. In Haiti, her works are represented in several notable permanent collections, including the Marassa and Mapou galleries. Naudé has also participated in numerous exhibitions dedicated to women painters, further solidifying her role as a pioneering figure in Haitian art. Her biography appears in La Peinture Haïtienne / Haitian Arts (Editions Nathan, Paris, p. 55). Scroll down to make your selection (s)!