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Pilgrims going out for the feast of St. Anne on Horseback

Creator: Philome Obin
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter.
Les pèlerins sortant à la fête de Ste. Anne
As with most Haitian painters, this work has a thin application of paint because paint is expensive and Haiti is a poor country.
Frame size 36.25 x 30

Signed Ph. Obin Cap-Haïtien (lower right); titled (lower center)
oil on Masonite
24 by 30 in. - 61 by 76.2 cm
Executed circa 1958.
Signed lower right
Private Collection, Boston
Christie's, New York, 19 May 1987, lot 143
Sotheby's New York

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	Haiti
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Oil on Masonite
Condition:	Good. Overall good condition
Creation Date:	1958
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism, Surrealism, Outsider Art
Incollect Reference #:	832335

Dimensions

W.	30 in;	H.	24 in;
W.	76.2 cm;	H.	60.96 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.