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Haitian Carnival

Creator: Philome Obin
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter.
Signed lower right. Frame by House of Heydenryk. Provenance: Astrid and Dr. Halvor Jaeger, Regine Chassagne & Win Butler.
Frame Size - 37.75 x 31.50
Obin in Select Museum Collections: MoMA, NY (1948 Accession, Inter-American Fund); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (2023 Accessions, Kay and Roderick Heller and Beverly and John Fox Sullivan).
Philome Obin's first solo show was held in NY, 1949. The following year Obin was the feature painter in an exhibition of 19 Haitian artists at the modern art Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Philomé and his brother Sénèque were members of the Masonic brotherhood which reflected in their works.The brothers incorporated many masonic symbols into their pictorial space as a result of their loyalty to the brotherhood.

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More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Haiti
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Oil on Masonite
Condition:	Good. Very good
Creation Date:	1950-1965
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Outsider Art, African American
Incollect Reference #:	834944

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.