Charles Obas (1927-1969) 24"x48" Nocturnal Activities 1959 Oil on Masonite Framed 28"x52" #1LV Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci signed on lower right corner

signed on lower right corner

Louisiane Saint Fleurant

He studied art at the Academie des Beaux-Arts and is known for his landscapes and daily life scenes

His art is referred in all major books about Haitian art

Etienne is best known for dramatic portraits of young women and children—faces rendered with a distinctive sense of innocence

Charles Obas (1927-1969) 24"x48" Nocturnal Activities 1959 Oil on Masonite Framed 28"x52" #1LV Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci signed on lower right cornerThis stunning original painting was duly signed by late Haitian master artist Charles Obas in 1959. It's a 24"x48" framed 28"x52" oil on Canvas in good condition depicting a busy after work day in the streets of Haiti. 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,