Mid 20th Century Charles Obas Rainy Haitian Village Scene Sailboats Figures Oil Painting 29"

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Charles Obas original oil painting featuring a rainy Haitian seascape / landscape scene with figures walking along the water, boats … Read more Charles Obas original oil painting featuring a rainy Haitian seascape / landscape scene with figures walking along the water, boats / sailboats in the harbor, and a village in the distance. Signed lower right.

Charles Obas was born in Plaisance, in the north of Haiti in 1927. He died in 1969. Obas’ artistic career began at the Art Center in 1948, which he left two years later to found the Hall of Plastic Arts. His work is exhibited in Haiti, the United States, and South America. He won First Prize at the ONT Competition in 1958. While pursuing his painting career, Obas was an equally talented musician. An artist of great sensitivity, he painted canvases characterized by scenes of rain and monochromes in grey.

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29.25" x 1.25" x 21.25" (W x D x H) See less