Jonas Allen 47"x44" Nude with Baskets Oil on Canvas #1JN-HA Category/Drawings Etienne “turns to an idealized

Etienne “turns to an idealized style to describe the innocence of childhood

introduced him to painting in 1954 and painted mainly in watercolors

combines a nuance of Impressionism

It is framed against a beige wall and is signed and dated 1987 (lower right corner) by Luce Turnier

Jonas Allen 47"x44" Nude with Baskets Oil on Canvas #1JN-HA Category/Drawings Etienne “turns to an idealizedJonas Allen was born in Port au Prince, Haiti, on January 12, 1955. After completing his secondary education at the Lycee Toussaint, in 1973, he visited the Haitian Artist Co Op. Bernard Wah and Michel Philippe Lerebours, a leading Haitian art critic, influenced him. In 1981, he immigrated to the United States, where he self educated. Jonas Allens work hangs in many private collections and art galleries internationally. His art is cited in the book