{"product_id":"max-pinchinat-femme-assise-1959-oil-on-board","title":"Max Pinchinat 25.5\" x 21.5\" Femme Assise 1959 Oil on Board Unframed Painting-Published in Peintres Haitiens #2522GN-HA","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMax Pinchinat's \"Femme Assise\" captures a seated woman rendered in the artist's distinctive graphic language, where bold black outlines contain fields of blue, coral, ochre, and green in a composition that flattens form into pattern while retaining the warmth of the sitter's pose. Painted in 1959, this oil on board work reflects Pinchinat's place among the generation of Haitian artists who moved beyond the naive tradition toward a more modernist, structurally inventive approach, one that drew on Cubist fragmentation while remaining rooted in Caribbean color and rhythm. The figure's flowing auburn hair and patterned dress anchor the piece in a domestic interior, hinted at through the striped railing and chair visible behind her. Measuring 25.5 by 21.5 inches, the painting is published in Peintres Haïtiens, page 108, cementing its place within the documented history of twentieth-century Haitian art. Pinchinat remains a significant figure for collectors interested in the intersection of European modernism and Haitian artistic identity. We will provide a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax Pinchinat (June 24, 1925–November 1985) was a Haitian painter, critic, and cultural figure born in Port-au-Prince who later lived and worked primarily in Paris. After completing his secondary education, he entered the Military Academy and rose to the rank of sub-lieutenant. In 1947, he joined the Centre d’Art and, in 1949, won a gold medal at the International Exhibition in Port-au-Prince—an early milestone that helped establish his reputation. Pinchinat also played an important intellectual role in Haitian art. He served as an art critic for Le Nouvelliste and Notre-Temps and contributed to Conjonction, the journal of the French Institute in Haiti. In 1950, he became one of the founders of the Foyer des Arts Plastiques (Hall of Plastic Arts), alongside artists such as Lucien Price, Dieudonné Cédor, and Luckner Lazard, and was elected its first president. In 1951, Pinchinat resigned from both the army and the Hall of Plastic Arts to accept a scholarship from the French government. He lived in Paris from 1952 to 1954, returned briefly to Haiti in 1956, and then settled permanently in Paris. His professional life in France included work as a proofreader at the Georges Lang printing house in 1966 and later at Le Monde beginning in 1968. Between 1949 and 1961, he exhibited frequently in Haiti and internationally, including in France, the United States, Mexico, South America, and Germany. Pinchinat’s art is noted for bridging modern aesthetics with Haitian visual tradition. As Haitian art critic Gérald Alexis observed in Peintres Haïtiens, Pinchinat learned to blend a modern sensibility with elements drawn from Haitian popular art—an approach that contributes to his lasting importance in the history of modern Haitian painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Pinchinat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50182700564723,"sku":"PINCHINAT#2522-GN-HA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/9979\/9453\/files\/Max_Pinchinat_25.5x21.5_Femme_Assise_1959_Oil_on_Board_Painting-Published_in_Peintres_Haitiens_2522GN-HA.jpg?v=1785443322","url":"https:\/\/www.naderhaitianart.com\/en-nz\/products\/max-pinchinat-femme-assise-1959-oil-on-board","provider":"Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}