 Flowers could represent attributes of deities in Vodou symbolism, and although the doors had not been explicitly religious Hyppolite recognized interest in Vodou among art buyers and incorporated Vodou themes into his work during his time at Peters's studio.André Breton, a leading surrealist, traveled to Haiti in 1945 with Cuban artist Wifredo Lam.Lam purchased two of Hyppolite's paintings; Breton purchased five paintings and wrote about Hyppolite's work in "Surrealism and Painting".