Felix Jean (1929-1979) 20"x24" Market Scene Oil on Canvas #4-2-95MFN Artists/Sanon Marceau painted in 1981

painted in 1981

who became his best friends

His peregrination allowed him to visit numerous prestigious art galleries and museums

His paintings often depict scenes of daily life rendered with subtle irony and playful insight

Felix Jean (1929-1979) 20"x24" Market Scene Oil on Canvas #4-2-95MFN Artists/Sanon Marceau painted in 1981This original 20"x24" oil on canvas painting was signed by the late and well known Haitian artist Felix Jean, who died in 1979. As the artist has seen, this painting represents a populated market scene in Haiti. Felix Jean was born in Anse a Vau, Haiti, in 1929 and died in 1978. He started at the Centre d'Art in 1950 and studied under Pierre Monosiet. He participated in all major exhibitions of the Centre d'Art in Europe, the U. S., and South America.