{{Short description|Haitian painter (1949–2021)}} {{Infobox person | name = Franck Louissaint | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = 22 October 1949 | birth_place = Aquin, Haiti | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|02|05|1949|10|22}} | death_place = Pétion-Ville, Haiti | other_names = | occupation = Painter | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Franck Louissaint''' (22 October 1949 – 5 February 2021) was a Haitian painter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hpnhaiti.com/nouvelles/index.php/art/8911-haiti-culture-deces-vendredi-du-celebre-peintre-restaurateur-franck-louissaint-a-l-age-de-71-ans|title=Décès vendredi, du célèbre peintre restaurateur Franck Louissaint, à l’âge de 71 ans|date=6 February 2021|work=Haïti-Culture|language=French|access-date=14 February 2021|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421211538/http://www.hpnhaiti.com/nouvelles/index.php/art/8911-haiti-culture-deces-vendredi-du-celebre-peintre-restaurateur-franck-louissaint-a-l-age-de-71-ans|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Biography== After his studies at the Lycée Anténor Firmin in Port-au-Prince, Louissaint attended the Centre d’art de Port-au-Prince, where he would subsequently teach. He also taught at the Ecole Nationale des Arts from 1983 until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lecentredart.org/portail-de-lart-haitien/les-artistes/louissaint-franck/|title=LOUISSAINT Franck|work=Le Centre d’art|language=French|access-date=2021-02-14|archive-date=2021-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206121143/https://www.lecentredart.org/portail-de-lart-haitien/les-artistes/louissaint-franck/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Louissaint followed a figurative style of artwork with landmarks from around Haiti, both urban and rural. His style was similar to hyperrealism, giving the scenography a very natural look that was common with Dutch artists in the 16th Century.
Franck Louissaint died in Pétion-Ville on 5 February 2021 at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/226145/le-pere-du-realisme-haitien-franck-louissaint-est-mort?fbclid=IwAR2RkanGklKZURHHG1P9pRsT7y9w5gHen3zoPyEf-gwEFn7JVAvF1slc6X8|title=Le père du réalisme haïtien, Franck Louissaint, est mort|date=10 February 2021|work=Le Nouvelliste|language=French}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
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