Obin, Antoine (Haitian, 1929 - 1992)



Antoine Obin was born on March 29, 1929 in Cap-Haitien. Son of Philomé and student of his father, he joined the Centre d'Art in 1946. He continues in the pictorial primitive tradition of his father, painting full-time in Cap-Haitien until his death in 1992. Many Haitian art lovers collect his art. " Influenced by the strictness of his father, Philome Obin, Obin was nevertheless, able to emancipate himself from the representation of detail, " says Gerald Alexis in his book "Peintres Haitiens."

Philomé, Sénéque and Antoine Obin seated, 1970
Philomé, Sénéque and Antoine Obin seated, 1970
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Milwaukee Art Museum
Self portrait with Philome and Seneque
Self portrait with Philome and Seneque
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Matt Dunn Collection
The artist Antoine Obin and his grandmother, 1970
The artist Antoine Obin and his grandmother, 1970
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Milwaukee Art Museum
Bapteme,  Vaudou et Invocation, 1970
Bapteme, Vaudou et Invocation, 1970
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Care 100 lbs, n.d.
Care 100 lbs, n.d.
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Selden Rodman Gallery at Ramapo College
Antoine and his father Philome Obin, 1979
Antoine and his father Philome Obin, 1979
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Henri Christophe, Roi dHaiti, 1964
Henri Christophe, Roi dHaiti, 1964
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Matt Dunn Collection