Death of the painter Pierre-Sylvain Augustin, known as "Payas"

Pierre-Sylvain Augustin, known as "Payas", born on December 12, 1941, in Divette, near Pétion-Ville, passed away on the night of October 23 to 24. A singular figure in Haitian painting, he first cultivated the land and then worked as a mason. It was only later that he discovered painting in 1992 when he became the neighbor of Prospère Pierre-Louis, one of the great names of the Saint-Soleil movement, admired by André Malraux.<\/p>