a Dominican who was the director of the Dramatic Art Society of Haiti
This painting represents a rural scene in Haiti
"Jean-Jacques Carlo's art might be defined as depicting the poetry of wretchedness
its scholarly underpinnings
the two are bound and rebound together in fact and in art
Bernard Wah (1939-1981) 30"x24" Twin on a Boat 1981 Oil on Canvas Painting #19-3-96GSN-NY 18"x13"x2" a Dominican who was theThis painting by the late Haitian artist Bernard Wah, from the private collection of Georges S. Nader, presents a strikingly abstracted scene rendered in warm, layered tones of red, gold, and earth. Semi transparent veils of color overlap, creating depth and rhythm, while human forms emergehands gripping oars, faces partially obscured, and figures enveloped in flowing shapes. The composition suggests two figures in a boat, their presence both intimate