Emmanuel Dostaly 30"x24" The Lady & the Drums 1980 Oil on Canvas Painting #2-2-95MFN Artists/Bottex Jean-Baptiste and the Surinam

and the Surinam

was painted in the 1990s

Fascinated from an early age by nature and vibrant rural scenery

It depicts Baron Samedi ( Loa of the dead) at the cemetery with a top hat

Emmanuel Dostaly 30"x24" The Lady & the Drums 1980 Oil on Canvas Painting #2-2-95MFN Artists/Bottex Jean-Baptiste and the SurinamThis original oil on canvas painting, dated circa 1980, was signed by the renowned Haitian artist Emmanuel Dostaly. It depicts a lady surrounded by her drums and some Veves. Emmanuel Dostaly was born in Port au Prince, Haiti, on March 25, 1947. He studied art at the Academie des Beaux Arts and is known for his landscapes and daily life scenes. He co authored the book Haitian Artists in America with three other Haitian artists: Patrice Piard, Shubert