Coutard was born in the small port city of St. Marc in 1965. His parents are farmers. He moved to Port-au-Prince at an early age and began painting under the direction of Gabriel Alix, his uncle. He is a journeyman jungle painter but he has avoided looking formulized; Each of his paintings looks as though he put a great deal of care into them and each has an original look.
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