Title: Machann Promennen
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist: Guesilhomme Jean Batiste
Description:
Machann Promennen (“The Wandering Vendor”) portrays the timeless grace and quiet strength of the Haitian woman. With a basket of golden mangoes balanced elegantly atop her head, the figure walks forward in serene confidence — a silhouette of dignity set against a tranquil sea-green sky.
Through his refined realism and deliberate simplicity, Guesilhomme captures more than a scene; he captures an essence. The painting honors the women who sustain Haiti’s daily rhythm — providers, dreamers, and symbols of endurance — carrying not only their goods, but the weight and beauty of a nation’s resilience.
Title: Machann Promennen
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist: Guesilhomme Jean Batiste
Description:
Machann Promennen (“The Wandering Vendor”) portrays the timeless grace and quiet strength of the Haitian woman. With a basket of golden mangoes balanced elegantly atop her head, the figure walks forward in serene confidence — a silhouette of dignity set against a tranquil sea-green sky.
Through his refined realism and deliberate simplicity, Guesilhomme captures more than a scene; he captures an essence. The painting honors the women who sustain Haiti’s daily rhythm — providers, dreamers, and symbols of endurance — carrying not only their goods, but the weight and beauty of a nation’s resilience.
