Jean-Louis Senatus 8"x10" Dreamy Landscape 2019 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #5JN-HA
Jean-Louis Senatus 8"x10" Dreamy Landscape 2019 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #5JN-HA
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Jean-Louis Sénatus captures the Haitian landscape in an ethereal, dreamlike atmosphere in this intimate oil on canvas. Soft, misty blues and silvery greens create a tranquil horizon where land and sky dissolve into one another, while a winding path leads the eye toward tiny figures and distant homes—suggesting quiet movement, memory, and possibility. Sénatus’s refined brushwork and controlled tonal transitions give the composition a meditative depth, making it an ideal piece for collectors seeking a serene, contemporary Haitian landscape with strong decorative appeal. At 8 x 10 inches, this painting is perfectly scaled for a bookshelf wall, office, or gallery grouping, offering an understated focal point that adds calm and sophistication to any interior. The work is signed by the artist and is sold unframed. A Certificate of Authenticity will be issued by Myriam Nader Haitian Art Gallery upon purchase.
About this artist
About this artist
Jean-Louis Sénatus (born August 16, 1949, in Léogâne, Haiti) is a Haitian painter celebrated for atmospheric, dreamlike compositions and a refined command of color. He began drawing and painting in 1967 and pursued formal studies in Port-au-Prince at the Lope de Vega Institute and the Hall of Plastic Arts in 1969. Early in his career, he worked for a year with the Greek painter Scordillis, an experience that helped shape his technical confidence and artistic direction.In 1968, Sénatus received second prize in an Air France–sponsored poster competition in Port-au-Prince. From 1975 to 1983, his work was exhibited internationally in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Curaçao, the United States, Italy, and England—establishing his presence beyond Haiti’s borders. Sénatus is often associated with “neo-primitive” painting for his poetic, imaginative imagery, yet his technique reflects disciplined virtuosity. His paintings are distinguished by transparent, finely nuanced color and a distinctive approach in which each composition becomes a focused harmony—often a cameo of one or two tones—applied with such delicacy it can feel almost airbrushed or “sprayed” onto the canvas. As noted in La Peinture Haïtienne / Haitian Arts (Marie-José Gardère, Éditions Nathan, Paris, 1986, p. 181), this luminous palette shifts his vision toward distant climates of the imagination, transforming each work into a quiet, resonant dream-space.
