Dieudonne Rouanez (1920-DCD) 24"x30" Market Scene 1978 Oil on Canvas Painting #1JBJ Artists/Bresil Henri-Robert signed in the left corner

signed in the left corner

a powerful work that confronts a massacre scene with vivid color and urgent narrative force

this painting stands out for its historical resonance

les masques ont des fonctions diverses : anecdotiques

I want to show what I can do

Dieudonne Rouanez (1920-DCD) 24"x30" Market Scene 1978 Oil on Canvas Painting #1JBJ Artists/Bresil Henri-Robert signed in the left cornerThis intricate oil painting by Dieudonn Rouanez depicts a lively Haitian marketplace bustling with figures, produce, and woven baskets arranged in rhythmic layers of color and activity. The artists distinctive style shines through in the highly detailed clothing, expressive faces, and carefully organized market goods that fill the composition from edge to edge. Rouanez frames the scene with dramatic red curtains and a textured stone pattern border,