Rémy Paillan (Born 1955) Haitian/American, Naïve Tropical Landscape Oil on Canvas.  Depicts colorful small houses, lush green foliage, banana trees, and figures gathering near a blue river, all in the traditional Haitian style. Signed in the river bottom right. Housed in a primitive leaf-and-vine form hand-carved frame. 

Overall Size: 20 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. 

Sight Size: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. 

Rémy Paillan is a Haitian painter born in Port-au-Prince on August 23rd, 1955. He began painting at the age of fifteen with the encouragement of the Christian Brothers, soon showing his surreal and naive works at numerous venues around the island. His artistic portfolio features oil and mixed-media works on board and canvas that frequently explore cultural, spiritual, and regional motifs, including notable pieces like Chwal Ogun (Spirit Horse) and coastal landscapes, and in the 1970s he moved to Florida and began working as a decorative artists as well, producing murals and larger scale works for restaurants, shops, and other sites. His works have been featured across international art markets and galleries, and made him one of the earliest experimenters to expand the broader landscape of modern Haitian art.

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