Haitian Naive School Landscape Painting

This item is an original oil or acrylic painting on canvas, demonstrating the classic 'Naive' or 'Primitive' style characteristic of 20th-century Haitian art. The composition features a lush, vibrantly green tropical landscape, characterized by rolling hills, a winding blue river, and meticulously detailed agricultural fields. Two small figures are seen working in the fields, adding a human element to the vast greenery. The artist uses a dense, repetitive pattern of brushstrokes to represent foliage and crops, creating a rhythmic and decorative texture across the entire surface. The color palette is dominated by various shades of emerald, forest, and lime green, contrasted by the bright blue of the water and small pops of color in the workers' clothing. The painting is signed in the lower right corner, appearing to read 'M. Laurent' or similar, a name associated with the established Haitian art scene. The work is housed in a simple silver-toned frame with a thin gold-toned inner lip. Condition appears good with no significant flaking or cracking visible from the image, appearing to date from the late 20th century. The craftsmanship reflects the labor-intensive pointillist and pattern-based techniques pioneered by the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince.