Roosevelt Sanon 32"x24" Seated Figure with Drum 1997 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1CZ 28"x22" signed this 12"x16" original painting

signed this 12"x16" original painting depicting a fish-like man riding a horse undersea

Known for an animalist sensibility and a quiet

Maxan Jean Louis is a talented self-taught Haitian naïve Vodou painter whose work is deeply rooted in spiritual symbolism and Haiti’s political and cultural history

Artibonite School Master

made in black

Roosevelt Sanon 32"x24" Seated Figure with Drum 1997 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1CZ 28"x22" signed this 12"x16" original paintingThis expressive oil on canvas by Roosevelt Sanon presents an intimate portrait of a young figure seated with a drum, captured in a moment of quiet concentration. The subjects inward gaze and relaxed posture convey a sense of introspection, while the drumcentral to Haitian musical and ceremonial traditionsanchors the composition culturally and symbolically. Sanons painterly approach emphasizes texture and tonal depth, with layered brushwork creating a