"Marchandes"
(Market Women)
acrylic on paper
20x24 inches
framed $1250
Michele Manuel was born in Port-au-Prince in 1935 and began the formal study of art in Puerto Rico in 1953. Her work began to be widely exhibited in the 1970s in Haiti, the Caribbean, and the U.S. One of her paintings was reproduced on a Haitian postage stamp in 1981.
Michele was a prominent member of the Women Painters" group. She also devoted much of her time to charities, including the Haitian Association for Handicapped Children.
The painting below illustrates the distinctive use of color and form which makes Manuel's work uniqely recognizable.
"Marchandes"
(Market Women)
acrylic on paper
20x24 inches
framed $1250
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