Ernst Louizor (Haitian, 1938-2011) 10"x8" Marketplace 1999 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1MFN 15"x12" and tightly surrounded compositions

and tightly surrounded compositions

This original vintage oil on canvas is unframed and in excellent condition

Viard is associated with what has been described as “typical Haitian painting

he began painting in his twenties in the atelier of renowned Cap-Haïtien master Philomé Obin

and they have been exhibited at institutions including the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center in New Jersey

Ernst Louizor (Haitian, 1938-2011) 10"x8" Marketplace 1999 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1MFN 15"x12" and tightly surrounded compositionsA crowded open air market comes alive in thick, sculptural strokes of oil paint. Vendors in white and pastel dress sit beside woven baskets brimming with produce, market stalls line a sun dappled path, and shade trees rise against a bright sky. Ernst Louizor's palette knife technique gives the scene an almost sculptural texture, capturing the energy and rhythm of daily Haitian life. Offered from the Myriam F. Nader Private Collection with a