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Emilcar Similien (Simil) 14"x14" Elegant Lady 1998 Oil on Masonite #1J-HA Artists/Dostaly Emmanuel or woodblock) is being workedThis is a beautiful and original 14"x14" framed painting oil on Masonite depicting an elegant black lady signed on top right corner and dated 1988. Emilcar Similien, known as Simil, was born in 1944 in St. Marc. From 1965 to 1971, he studied painting, sculpture, and art history at the Academy of Beaux Arts in Port au Prince. Simil uses his images of women only to display patterns, color, and the sparkle of gold jewelry on black skin. He paints with