Gorgeous Mother and Child Painting by Haitian master Petion Savain 12x22 framed

Painting is signed and dated 1967 on the top right.

About the Artist: SAVAIN, Petion - Petion Savain was born in Port-Au-Prince, haiti on February 15, 1906. Sometimes called the father of Haitian Art, Savain was the first internationally acclaimed Haitian artist. He received a Bronze Medal at the 1939 World's Fair which was held in New York five years prior to the opening of Haiti's Centre d'Art. A lawyer and author, he began to paint in 1927, exhibiting in Cuba in 1939. In 1943 he studied fresco techniques with Jean Charlot, tempera painting with Stephane Hisch and wood sculpture with John Taylor Arms. Numerous Haitian artists have attempted to copy his very personal style. He was a major influence in the development of Haitian Art. His works were exhibited at many major galleries world-wide. Savain died in 1975.