Ernst Louizor (1938–2011) was a Haitian painter born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 16, 1938, and is widely regarded as one of the leading Impressionist painters of Haitian art and the Caribbean. From an early age he expressed himself through drawing, often sketching with charcoal or chalk on walls, revealing an instinctive talent for line and composition.Louizor studied at the École Nationale Smith Duplessis and the Lycée Toussaint Louverture before entering the Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1959, where he studied drawing, composition, and perspective with Geo Ramponeau. Guided by a prodigious visual memory and keen observational skill, he developed a highly personal style characterized by fluid brushwork, luminous color, and a refined sensitivity to light. His paintings frequently depict Haitian marketplaces, coastal landscapes, and scenes of everyday life, rendered with an Impressionist sensibility that captures atmosphere and movement. Art historian Gérald Alexis noted in Peintres Haïtiensthat “thanks to Louizor, Impressionism was reborn in Haiti.” Beyond his own artistic production, Louizor trained numerous students, including members of his own family, such as his wife, painter Guerda Louizor. His work has been exhibited internationally in Haiti, Europe, Japan, and the United States, and is widely collected by private collectors of Haitian and Caribbean art. Ernst Louizor died on August 5, 2011. His paintings remain among the most recognizable examples of Haitian Impressionist painting.