Claude Dambreville (1934-2021) 30"x24" Emillita 1999 Acrylic on Canvas Unframed Painting#1NB
Claude Dambreville (1934-2021) 30"x24" Emillita 1999 Acrylic on Canvas Unframed Painting#1NB
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This original acrylic on canvas by Claude Dambreville, titled Emillita, presents a sophisticated and deeply personal portrait composition centered on themes of motherhood, identity, and generational continuity. The work brings together multiple female figures and a child in a carefully orchestrated arrangement that merges portraiture with symbolic and emotional resonance. Dambreville’s refined technique is evident in the smooth modeling of faces, subtle tonal gradations, and a controlled, harmonious palette of warm earth tones, soft blues, and muted neutrals. The figures are rendered with clarity and elegance, their expressions and proximity conveying intimacy, protection, and quiet strength. Floral elements and patterned headwraps introduce cultural nuance and visual rhythm, while the layered composition reinforces a sense of lineage and enduring connection. Executed in 1999, this painting reflects Dambreville’s mature approach within contemporary Haitian art, where classical portrait sensibility meets narrative depth. The work was commissioned by Miles Cummings for his wife Emillita, a detail that significantly enhances its historical and emotional significance. This commissioned context situates the painting not only as a work of art, but as a personal tribute, elevating its importance for collectors interested in provenance and narrative authenticity. The painting is in good condition and comes from a private collection in Toronto, from which it will be shipped. Its provenance, combined with its commissioned origin, positions it as a compelling and distinctive example of Haitian figurative painting. A certificate of authenticity will be issued by Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery.
About this artist
About this artist
Claude Dambreville was born in Port-au-Prince on December 17, 1934, and died on March 15, 2021. He studied accounting and worked for some months as a trainee at the “ Haiti Journal” newspaper. He was also the director of a broadcasting station “ Radio Tropiques” for ten years. Author of over 100 tales and short stories, he is also a humorous writer. He studied drawing and painting at the School ABC in Paris, at the Art Center, and with his father-in-law, the late Haitian artist Pétion Savain. He has exhibited internationally. "Dambreville's work is essentially based on the play of shadow and light" (Peintres Haitiens by Gerald Alexis).
