Oil on canvas from 2002, 85 x 127 cm – 33.4 x 50 in. Sold
Short moment of relaxation during a long work day. This young West-Indian farmer, come to clear his land, makes the most of this moment of serenity to admire the beauty of this country that has know him from birth. This great-grandson of ancient African slaves has never left the territory, he dream of getting away from it all. This scene take place in Martinique about 1930, however, it could take place in Guadeloupe, Haïti, Saint-Lucia, Jamaïca, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Dominica, Belize, Barbados, Bahamas, Honduras, Panama, Saint Kittitians and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Saint Martin, Saint Domingue, Saint Barthelemy, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia…