Gesner Armand (1936-2008) 16"x24" Sailboat Seascape c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting Unframed #1LA Artists/Saul Charles The Haitian artist Raoul Viard

The Haitian artist Raoul Viard signed this expressive landscape capturing a rustic village nestled among trees

Set against rolling green hills and a distant village

represents a typical after-mass scene

the high cost of restoration and repairs are all slightly favorable to the survival of this monumental

The unframed painting is in good condition

Gesner Armand (1936-2008) 16"x24" Sailboat Seascape c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting Unframed #1LA Artists/Saul Charles The Haitian artist Raoul ViardThis oil on board by Gesner Armand captures two vessels adrift on a shimmering expanse of turquoise and jade water, a small red rowboat in the foreground and a larger sailboat carrying two fishermen beyond it. Armand builds the sea itself from thick, textured strokes of green, teal, and touches of lavender, giving the water a restless, sun flecked movement that anchors the entire composition. The angled framing, with both boats cutting diagonally