Hilome Jose

Artist from Haiti ( 1947 - )

  • Hilome Jose was born in 1947 in the town of Jeremie on the southwestern tip of Haiti. He moved to Port-au-Prince in the late 1960's and worked as a carpenter. Through a mutual friend, he made the acquaintance of the Haitian master Calixe Henry and began to paint. He is a journeyman knife painter with a distinctive style.

[Biographic notes from Galerie Macondo]

  • Trois Femmes by Hilome Jose
    • Trois Femmes by Hilome Jose
    • Trois Femmes by Hilome Jose
    • Trois Femmes by Hilome Jose
    • Trois Femmes by Hilome Jose

    Trois Femmes by Hilome Jose

    8 in x 24 in, Oil on Masonite, Framed

    $275 - To inquire about this piece, please email Patrick Jamieson

    • Three women in hats, rendered in Hilome Jose's trademark style, stand chatting.

      Condition: Excellent in a custom frame.

  • Waterfront Scene by Hilome Jose

    Waterfront Scene by Hilome Jose c. 2005

    10 x 8 inches, Oil on Masonite, Framed

    SOLD

Publications:

  • Franciscus, John Allen. Haiti: Voodoo Kingdom to Modern Riviera. 1980.

  • Madame Shishi. Les Naifs Haitiennes. Victoria, Australia, 1982.

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