Xavier Amiama (1910-Haiti 1969)10"x 8" UNTITLED 1948 Crayon Ink on Paper Drawing #5MFN 18"x 7" x6" and gold to create depth

and gold to create depth and luminosity

A self-taught artist born on March 29

This painting belongs to a private collector in Texas

The scene reflects a familiar and enduring theme within Haitian painting

The vèvè designs inspire the grids all over the painting

Xavier Amiama (1910-Haiti 1969)10"x 8" UNTITLED 1948 Crayon Ink on Paper Drawing #5MFN 18"x 7" x6" and gold to create depthXavier Amiama, the late famous painter, created this rare vintage 10"x8" series drawing made with ink and pencil. It is in good condition, dated February 1948, unframed, and will be shipped from New York. Xavier Amiama was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 1910 and died in Haiti in 1969. After numerous single artist shows in Santo Domingo, Amiama settled in Port au Prince, Haiti, in 1936 to teach painting. He encouraged Ption Savain