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

describes his work as a long pilgrimage towards perfection in pictures drawn from his environment

and is signed on the lower left corner

This painting is an oil on canvas depicting Spanish fishermen fishing tuna on the high sea

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

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