Untitled (Family Group) by Saincilus Ismael
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Untitled (Family Group) by Saincilus Ismael
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oil on canvas
Saincilus Ismael was born in 1940 in Petite Riviere de L'Artibonite. Ismael began drawing at age seven, then began to paint in 1956 after visiting the Centre d'Art and Foyer des Arts Plastiques. In 1967 he led a group of artists commissioned to paint the exposition hall at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles. He later became the director of the Ceramic Centre there. Ismael is considered the originator of the Artibonite style of painting. He died in 2000.
Ismael's paintings, rendered with the intricacy of a Byzantine icon, are instantly recognizable. He painted scenes of peasant life, as well as religious-themed paintings that often mixed or combined Christianity and Vodou. Rendered in Ismael’s signature style, this Haitian country family takes on an air of profound sanctity.
Saincilus Ismael was born in 1940 in Petite Riviere de L'Artibonite. Ismael began drawing at age seven, then began to paint in 1956 after visiting the Centre d'Art and Foyer des Arts Plastiques. In 1967 he led a group of artists commissioned to paint the exposition hall at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Deschapelles. He later became the director of the Ceramic Centre there. Ismael is considered the originator of the Artibonite style of painting. He died in 2000.
Ismael's paintings, rendered with the intricacy of a Byzantine icon, are instantly recognizable. He painted scenes of peasant life, as well as religious-themed paintings that often mixed or combined Christianity and Vodou. Rendered in Ismael’s signature style, this Haitian country family takes on an air of profound sanctity.
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