Antoine Obin (1929-1992) 20"x24" Street Scene c1980 Oil on Masonite Painting #3YN Category/Private Art Collections/Allen Manes Collection Desarmes uses vivid colors and

Desarmes uses vivid colors and portrays scenes from different parts of Haiti

Although his scenes appear representational at first glance

individually signed in the lower right corner

and wood sculpture

the work draws the viewer into an atmospheric landscape that feels both celestial and interior

Antoine Obin (1929-1992) 20"x24" Street Scene c1980 Oil on Masonite Painting #3YN Category/Private Art Collections/Allen Manes Collection Desarmes uses vivid colors andVillage Morning in Cap Hatien depicts the quiet rhythm of Haitian daily life through Antoine Obins signature clarity and compositional harmony. Set before a row of pastel colored houses with shuttered windows and tin roofs, villagers go about their morning routineswomen balancing baskets, a child riding a donkey, and neighbors exchanging glances in the sunlit square. Every figure and structure is rendered with geometric precision and luminous