Philome Obin Paintings
Haitian, 1891-1986
Philomé Obin was born in Cap-Haitian, Haiti, in 1891 and died in 1986. He was a descriptive self-taught painter, and the charm of his art lies in the subtle distortion that comes with the failure of his technique to follow the rules. He joined the Centre d’Art in its opening years, 1944, and his fame, though very late, did not change his way of living or style. Obin is the father of the Cap-Haitian school, a distinctive style of painting that emphasizes daily life, street, and historical scenes reflecting Haiti’s colonial past.
Philomé Obin painted two of the murals in the well-visited Episcopal Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, which was unfortunately destroyed during the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010. His paintings belong mainly to the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IOWA, the finest Collection of Haitian Art in the UNITED STATES. Mrs. Jacqueline Onassis made a special trip to Cap -Haitian to see his art, and his paintings have been sold in major auction sales houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, everywhere in New York.
Philomé Obin’s art, next to Hector Hyppolite’s art, is considered as one of the oldest and founding fathers of Haitian painting. He is a star in every important Haitian collection. His art is mentioned in all the leading Haitian Art books.
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Artist: Philomé Obin
Military Man on Horseback with Haitian Flag
By Philomé Obin
Located in Miami, FL
After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter. In the present work, Philomé Obin depicts a familiar Haitian street scene with colorful facades and thre...
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Pilgrims going out for the feast of St. Anne on Horseback
By Philomé Obin
Located in Miami, FL
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 applicat...
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1950s Outsider Art Philome Obin Paintings
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Philomé Obin - Haitian Carnival
By Philomé Obin
Located in Miami, FL
This work is by Haiti's second-most-important artist, Philomé Obin. Hector Hyppolite stands at the top of the list and just sold a painting for almost $450,000. If art history is ...
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1950s Outsider Art Philome Obin Paintings
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A Peaceable Kingdom Haiti - Une Savane
By Philomé Obin
Located in Miami, FL
After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter.
In the present work, Philomé Obin creates an all-over pattern of harmoniously spaced elements with no ce...
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1950s Philome Obin Paintings
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Masonite, Oil, Pencil
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