Eric Girault 16"x20" Marché de Charbon à La Saline 1971 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #2MF 30"x12" playing a crucial role in

playing a crucial role in shaping Haiti’s postwar artistic infrastructure

Balancing abstraction with recognizable forms

Salnave started to paint to create a sufficient income to raise his eight children

he was elected president of the Haitian Artist Association

Eric Girault 16"x20" Marché de Charbon à La Saline 1971 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #2MF 30"x12" playing a crucial role inMarch de Charbon La Saline by Eric Girault is a vibrant oil on canvas depicting one of Haiti's most important centers of commerce and daily life. Set within the bustling charcoal market of La Saline, the composition captures vendors, laborers, and residents moving among stacks of charcoal and makeshift market structures, creating a powerful portrait of urban Haitian life. Known for his expressive palette knife technique and richly textured surfaces,