Haitian Art - Caribbean Fine Art

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Our Mountain Market 1980

Artist:  Casimir Joseph       More by this artist

Category:  Paintings - Rare and Collectible       More in this category

Medium:  Oil on Canvas

Description:
Excuisite oil of a mountain villiage bustling with activity. This renowned artist is a master at capturing the moment in minature detail. This painting has some yellowing of the varnish but it otherwise a rare gem. Born in Port-au-Prince on March 3,1941, Since his childhold Casimir was attracted to the arts. He started to draw very early and, in 1961,enrolled in the Port-au-Prince School of Arts. He worked with the the SNEM (National Service for the Eradication of Malaria) and also owned a hair salon but always painted. He seriously returned to painting in 1974 at the instigation of Ludovic Booz, Casimir specialized in the painting of historic subjects and documenting scenes of rural life before. He no longer paints large pieces, his choice now is a smaller canvas. E X H I B I T S 1976 Embassy of Italy Haiti (one man show) Philadelphia, at the time of the Bicentennial of the United States of North America (group show) 1978 Champs de Mars Fair, Haiti 1979 Dominican Republic 1980 French Institute of Haiti:"Histoire dHaiti vue par les peintres Haitiens"(group show) 1981 Museum of Haitian Art of College Saint-Pierre, Haiti: "Cultural Heritage" organized by UNESCO Museum of Haitian Art of College College Saint-Pierre,Haiti (SNAP) 1982 French Institute of Haiti:"Homage to Bernard Wah" 1983 Casa de Francia, Dominican Republic Festival Arts Distributors,Haiti (group show) 1984 Festival Arts Distributors,Haiti (one man show) 1987 International Painting Festival, Montréal, Canada 1988 Association of the Ladies of the Diplomatic Corps, Bourdon,Haiti Abidjan Club, Ivory Coast,under the patronage of President Houphouët-Boigny 1990 Represented Haiti at the International Exhibition organized by the Jewish Community of California, U.S.A. 1993 Festival Arts Distributors,Haiti (group show) 1994 Festival Arts Distributors, Haiti (group show) 1995 Salle dExposition Dominique Carrie (group show) 1996 Salle dExposition Dominique Carrie (group show) Forgotten Children of Haiti (Salle dExposition Dominique Carrie) Queens.

Year:  1980

Length:  48
Width:  24
Height:  N/A

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