B. 1912
D. 2005, 5 June
Eldest son of a Corsican family, Henri Salvatori was born in Trinidad in 1912. He was sent as a child to study in Nice, France, where he developed a passion for literature, opera and painting.
After his military service, he returned to live in Trinidad and Tobago. He joined his father in the running of his business, a general store on the corner of Independence Square and Frederick Street, now popularly referred to as "Salvatori Building".
Under the influence of his brother in law, Pierre Lelong, a French painter, he started to take painting more seriously. In the 1960's, he was one of the founders of the Trinidad Art Society and exposed with Sybil Atteck, Carlisle Chang and many other painters of that era.
Henri Salvatori left Trinidad in 1973 to settle in the south of France. He started painting again from the 1980's as a hobby, drawing his themes from the provincial landscapes, Caribbean atmosphere, fishing villages and markets.
Henri Salvatori resided in Florida before his death.
