Gesner Armand (1936-2008) 14"x11" Red Bicycle Oil on Canvas Painting Unframed #1MFN Artists/Chery Jacques-Richard moving between ornamental motif-driven compositions

moving between ornamental motif-driven compositions and a playful

vulnerability

"The Kites are a reminiscence of my childhood when most kids in my neighborhood

enhancing the painting’s decorative harmony

The Late Haitian painter Jean-Elie Brisson created this detailed horizontal mix of market and marine scenes in a circular shape with an orangy background

Gesner Armand (1936-2008) 14"x11" Red Bicycle Oil on Canvas Painting Unframed #1MFN Artists/Chery Jacques-Richard moving between ornamental motif-driven compositionsA young boy in a red cap pauses behind a massive, richly textured tree trunk, his red bicycle leaning against the bark beside a second bicycle just visible at right. Delicate flowers hang from an upper branch. Painted with loose, impressionistic brushwork and warm, dappled light, "Red Bicycle" reflects Gesner Armand's deep affection for everyday Haitian country life. A Centre d'Art master who studied in Mexico and Paris, Armand is remembered for