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BUY NOW this original painting duly signed by the late Haitian artist, Ismael Saincilus, Artibonite School Master. It depicts a mother holding her son in her arm, surrounded with vèvès. It's a 20"x16" oil painted on canvas. This painting belongs to the collection of Myriam Nader-Salomon.
About this artist
Ismael Saincilus was born in Petite Riviere de l'Artibonite in 1940 and died in 2000. He started to paint in 1956. Today, he is considered one of the foremost contemporary Haitian painters. His works depict a mixture of voodoo and Christianity. He is renowned for his "madonnas". He was the director of the "ceramics center in Deschapelles. He has trained many students among which Michelange Altidort and Carlo Jean Baptiste. "Saincilus' complex use of lines place his character in a web of colored lines" (Gerald Alexis, Peintres Haitiens) Be Aware Of Fake Ismael Saincilus' paintings on the market. This is an authentic one because we buy directly from the artist. Know Your Source!