Florence Martinez 23.75"x14" Tree of Life c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #1LA
Florence Martinez 23.75"x14" Tree of Life c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting #1LA
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Description
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This oil on board by Florence Martinez presents a Tree of Life, its red trunk branching upward into rings of orange and pink blossoms, each centered with a painted eye watching over the garden below. Clusters of orange fruit and dense green foliage fill the composition edge to edge, while two quiet figures rest among the roots at the base of the tree, framed by patterned vines. Martinez's intricate patterning and saturated palette give the piece a decorative, almost mosaic-like density, evoking themes of creation, watchfulness, and renewal. Signed "F. Martinez" lower right. The painting comes from a private collection in Washington State, where it will ship from. Condition is good, consistent with its age. A certificate of authenticity will be issued.
About this artist
About this artist
Florence Martinez was born in 1942 in Jacmel, Haiti, and became one of the most celebrated painters of her generation. She began her art education in Port-au-Prince before entering formal training in 1959 at the Centre d'Art, the influential institution that helped define Haiti's modern art movement. Art historian John Allen Franciscus, in Haiti Voodoo Kingdom and Modern Riviera, described Martinez as one of the most gifted artists within her circle, a reputation reflected in the rare honor of being commissioned to paint a mural for the Episcopal Cathedral of Port-au-Prince. That mural was tragically lost when the cathedral was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake, making surviving works by Martinez all the more significant to collectors of Haitian art. Florence Martinez passed away in 1997, leaving behind a legacy as one of Haiti's most gifted painters from the Centre d'Art tradition.
