Othon Obin 16"x20" Rural Scene With Horses 1980 Oil on Board Painting #4-3-95MFN 54"x42" Gerard Paul is a prominent

Gerard Paul is a prominent figure in Voodoo art

he worked as a newspaper columnist from 1950 to 1956 and contributed to over six art books during this time

It was his grandfather Philomé who saw something else in him and urged him to take up painting instead

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Works such as this highlight Laurenceau’s ability to merge modernist influences with the expressive tradition of Haitian painting

Othon Obin 16"x20" Rural Scene With Horses 1980 Oil on Board Painting #4-3-95MFN 54"x42" Gerard Paul is a prominentThis is an original 16"x20" vintage painting of a rural scene on board by the known Haitian primitive painter. It is sold unframed. Othon Obin was born on April 2, 1920 (Son of Snque Obin). After Frres de l'Instruction Chretienne Primary School and Lyce National Philippe Guerrier High School, he worked from 1937 to 1941 as a mechanic. From 1943 to 1961, he was employed by the American Division of S. H. A. D. A. as a mechanic and later by the Pote Cole