Audes Saül (born 25 May 1949) is a Haitian painter.

Biography

Saül was born in

Bombardopolis Bombardopolis () is a List of communes of Haiti, commune located in the hilly country of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest (department), Nord-Ouest Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. History Bombardopolis was fo ...

, in the Northwest of

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. Prior to his artistic career, Saül worked as a laborer, carpenter and electrician. Self-taught, he began painting full-time at the age of 21, influenced by his older brother, Charles (born 1943), who had taken up painting a few years prior. In 1971, Charles joined the Galerie Issa in

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...

. Shortly after, Audes followed suit, and worked exclusively for the gallery until the death of its founder,

Issa El-Saieh Issa Joseph El-Saieh (22 February 1919 – 2 February 2005), also known as Maestro, was a Haitian – of Palestinians, Palestinian descent – saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, arranger, businessman, gallerist and art collector. T ...

, in 2005. Audes began by painting rural, sometimes mystical scenes, but quickly discovered his favorite subject and his own style. In bright colors, surrounded by vegetation, fruits, and vegetables, he paints dogs – where others would depict humans – at the beach, on boats, or in wedding attire. He also paints still lives and other subjects, infusing them with humor and optimism. In 1975, several of his paintings were selected by

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and Jean-Marie Drot for exhibitions in

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– these paintings were reproduced in ''

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'' magazine at the time. His works have been presented in numerous

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s and galleries, particularly in the Caribbean, Mexico, the United States, Sweden, Italy, France, and Japan.

References

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