Louverture Poisson (1914-1985) 24"x20" Nocturnal Gathering c1970 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1LW 15"x12" and rhythmic balance reveal Dorléans’s

and rhythmic balance reveal Dorléans’s refined modernist approach and deep sense of harmony

He began to paint in 1970- studying under Professor Aucun

and painterly expression

this original Haitian painting features a striking composition of elongated black vertical forms suspended beneath a luminous white element

Louverture Poisson (1914-1985) 24"x20" Nocturnal Gathering c1970 Oil on Canvas Unframed Painting #1LW 15"x12" and rhythmic balance reveal Dorléans’sThis evocative nocturnal composition by Louverture Poisson captures an intimate rural gathering illuminated by firelight. A small group of figures sits in a loose circle beneath a thatched shelter, their forms emerging from deep shadow through soft, atmospheric brushwork. At the center, a pot rests over an open flame, its rising smoke diffusing into the dark, almost cosmic background. The surrounding figures, rendered with subtle highlights and