Attributed to Jorge Octavio Morel Tavárez, private collection, no coa medium oil measurements: 25"wX30"h framed, mint condition Biography: Jorge Octavio Morel Tavárez was a Dominican painter, musician, and teacher born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. In 1927, an Inter-Antillean Exhibition in Santiago was held; the art exhibition, which was attended by artists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti and other artists from Dominican Republic besides Morel.It wasn’t until the well-known journalist Juan Batutista Lamarche wrote an article on the twenty-four year old artist that enthusiasm and attention spread throughout the country for the provincial artist Morel held his first solo exhibition in Santo Domingo, at the time Cuidad Trujillo, in 1932. He participated in the Dominican Republic's first biennial art exhibition in 1942, and won first prize in the sixth biennial in 1952. Morel held his first solo exhibition in Santo Domingo, at the time Cuidad Trujillo, in 1932. He participated in the Dominican Republic's first biennial art exhibition in 1942, and won first prize in the sixth biennial in 1952. Morel for many years was devoted to teaching in Dominican Republic. His teachings influenced several generations of Dominicans artist such as Clara Ledesma and Ney Cruz, who was a leading Dominican costumbrista painter and is known for his landscapes, genre paintings, and portraits. He was good friends with other Dominican artists and writers such as Juan Bosch, Celeste Woss y Gil, Tomas Hernández Franco, Vigil Díaz, Manuel Llanes, and Aida Ibarra.