Sénèque Obin

Sénèque Obin (1893–1977) was born in Limbé, Haiti. He was a Haitian-based artist that produced both still life paintings as well as historical scenes. He is considered one of many masters of the Haitian Renaissance. Obin's brother Philomé was also among these innovators during the Haitian artistic Renaissance starting in the 1940s.

Background Obin did not receive a formal art training and additionally started art later in life, at the age of 53. The organization "...promoted intuitive artists and introduced their paintings and sculptures to the marketplace."

Sénèque and his brother were members of the Masonic brotherhood which reflected in their works. The brothers incorporated many masonic symbols into their pictorial space as a result of their loyalty to the brotherhood.