Edger Jean Baptiste (Haitian/Bainet, b. 1917-1992)
Landscape, circa 1970
Oil on masonite, 5 1/4 x 19 inches
Framed dimensions: 5 7/8 x 19 1/2 inches

Provenance:
Jonathan Demme (Oscar winning director)
Acquired from the above by present owner

Lot Essay:
EJB is a master painter, alternately capturing the sun or moon's light as either one rises and sets over the many landscapes and buildings of his beloved home city of Bainet. He finds the light at coves, pebble beaches, rivers, waterfalls, after fishing trips, while preparing a meal, in contemplative or restless cemeteries, on a saunter down the street or in a quiet town square. Often times the winds are still, and occasionally there is a sea or night storm that compels him to depict its force.