Antoine Obin (1929-1992) 20"x24" Street Scene c1980 Oil on Masonite Painting #3YN 40"x31" Although Poisson served in the

Although Poisson served in the Haitian air force and wore the uniform with pride

a technique that was widely used from the time of Alexander the Great to the seventh century A

both later destroyed in the 2010 earthquake

and folk-modernist expression

Antoine Obin (1929-1992) 20"x24" Street Scene c1980 Oil on Masonite Painting #3YN 40"x31" Although Poisson served in theVillage 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