Raoul Viard (1921-1984) 16"x24" Village by the River c1970 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1RS Genres/Spiritual\/ Voodoo Scenes/Spiritual\/Voodoo Scenes and distant hills that fade

and distant hills that fade into a luminous horizon

and the spade

This energetic animation boosts the merchants with a sense of anticipation and optimism for at least a day

Jacques Gabriel was born in Port-au-Prince

The water acts as a reflective passage

Raoul Viard (1921-1984) 16"x24" Village by the River c1970 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1RS Genres/Spiritual\/ Voodoo Scenes/Spiritual\/Voodoo Scenes and distant hills that fadeThe Haitian artist Raoul Viard signed this expressive landscape capturing a rustic village nestled among trees, with a flowing river leading the eye through the composition. Painted with bold impasto and dynamic brushwork, the scene conveys both movement and atmosphere. Viards style combines impressionistic vigor with expressionist intensity, where thick, textured strokes and vibrant color contrasts create a sense of immediacy and emotional resonance.