Saincilus
Ismael
Even after his death in March 2000,Ismael is still
considered one of the foremost contemporary Haitian
painters. He was born in Petite Riviere de L'Artibonite
in April 1940.His paintings often revealed a mixture
of voodoo and Christianity.Famous for his "madonnas",
Ismael also painted "majo Jonc"and "market
scenes". He began his career as a painter in
1956 and worked as the director of the "ceramics
center in Deschapelles.Famous painters such as Michelange
Altidort and Carlo Jean Baptiste were among his
students.
