To our Loyal Customers,Art
Collectors and Dealers.
On March 1 st 2009, Yolette Jean Louis Martelly and her sister Edeline
Jean louis Belance stole several paintings from Galerie Martelly's inventory
at the request of Minnesota Timberwolves Center Mark d. Blount. A Police
report was made at the Cutler Bay Police Department,case #PD090529237636
.
In July 2009, she raided the Gallery along with her brother Edner Jean
Louis jr and her brother in law Anel Charleus,two notorious burglars
and stole more paintings from the Gallery's inventory.Many of those
stolen artworks did not belong to the Gallery but were placed on Consignment.
WE HAVE THE SIGNED
CONSIGNMENT FORMS TO PROVE Their rightful owners have been notified
and a Lawsuit will be filed soon if those stolen paintings are not safely
returned to the Gallery.WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR MOST OF THE STOLEN
ARTWORKS SINCE THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM THE US MARSHALLS WHO SEIZED
THEM FROM THE HOME OF THE FORMER HAITIAN DRUG LORD BEAUDOIN JACQUES
QUETANT.Most of these artworks we've been told are already in Minnesota
Timberwolves Center, Mark Blount's possession.
We are sorry to
inform you that if anyone tries to sell you any of those stolen paintings,DO
NOT PURCHASE THEM. Mrs. Yolette Jean- Louis martelly was never a Member
,Owner or even a Contact here at Galerie Martelly.She had nothing to
do with the Gallery,its operation or inventory.SO, YOU ARE WARNED NOT
TO BUY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PAINTINGS FROM YOLETTE JEAN-LOUIS MARTELLY
AND EDELINE JEAN-LOUIS BELANCE.
ROSEMARIE DESRUISSEAUX ,FELIX DEFOURNOY. HENRIQUE
CROSHEN, MICHELANGE ALTIDOR, BERNARD SEJOURNE, JEAN RENE JEROME, ROLAND
DORCELY, CARLOS JEAN BAPTISTE, ERNST LOUIZOR , ALBOTT BONHOMME ,BERNARD
WAH, LOUVERTURE POISSON, MOAB POLYDOR, ESDRAS FLORESTAL, COACHY , HENRY
ROBERT BRESIL , ADDMASTER, JACQUES GESLIN, LUDOVIC BOOZ, ROOSEVELT JN.
BAPTISTE, RAOUL VIARD WILFRID DALEUS, LOUIS GEORGES. (images
below)
SHE ALSO STOLE 2 ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY THE AMERICAN MASTER '' WALT KHUN
'' .THOSE 2 PAINTINGS WERE PURCHASED FROM THE ' US MARSHALLS ' , THE
AUCTION RECEIPTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. THEY ARE WORTH ACCORDING TO ARTNET.COM
AND ARTPRICE.COM BETWEEN $300.000 TO $800.000
A REWARD OF $20.000 IS OFFERED FOR THE RETURN OF THOSE 2 PAINTINGS .
YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER IS GREALY APPRECIATED. REMEMBER YOLETTE
JEAN-LOUIS MARTELLY NEVER PURCHASED A PAINTING, SHE HAS NO RIGHT SELLING
THEM ,THEY DO NOT BELONG TO HER. ALL OUR PAINTINGS ARE SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICITY, SO BEWARE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SELLING HOT PAINTINGS,
THE PRICE MAY BE GOOD BUT EVENTUALLY YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
AUTHORITIES.
Several adds have
been placed in several news papers both in Haiti and in the US, to warn
our clientele not to buy any paintings from Yolette Martelly, her family
and Mark Blount.
Thank You, The Management.
Available
images of the paintings in this case:
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