INFO ON THRIFT STORE FIND HAITIAN PAINTING - GIANT HAITIAN GENERAL IN 1 BOOT(?) STEPPING OVER TOWN?!

This is 1 of 3 cool paintings I found & bought at a local thrift store today - what the heck does it mean?
Who did it?
Thoughts?
Thanks all.

 

I think you've got a good one - hang on to this one ..not everyone's taste but a sincere piece of work, not some tourist schlock. Worth checking out this artist's other stuff.

Bold stuff! I like it!

also possibly an early work by Emmanuel Jean Baptiste, or good find!

 

10000 carreaux de terre par permission une botte 200 lieue

Google translate comes up with:
10,000 earth tiles by permission a 200 league boot.

Maybe one of our French-speaking members can clarify...

 

Thanks - I hope so; I got 3 paintings for $210; more than I could afford but they were … there was something about them so I gambled!

 

It has to be a folk tale reference. The guy is only wearing one shoe. The reference to 200-league boots is ringing bells.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-league_boots

 

The Boots theory looks right. I love the piece myself. The General's name had NO matches in Google (?) and e.j.b. seems to bring up a modern day person or someone who's artistic style varies greatly from this example.
It really does look special, though.

That the General only has one boot?
That is a mystery.

 

Jean Baptiste Edger by the look of the siggie. Plenty on
Invaluable.

 

Jean Baptiste Edger is a different name than I was seeing. I thought it was Emmanuel Jean Baptiste?


Then it is TOTALLY him!

 

I found many examples on Invaluable and that’s the name they gave. Maybe it’s Edger Jean Baptiste but not Emmanuel.
Can’t get it to link.

 

I think this may be by Edger Jean-Baptiste (1917-1992)

You sir, have scored BIG!

 

I think that may be him!
Thank you all!

 

I just accepted $750 for this one on ebay!

 

Score! Somebody got something interesting to look at while we're all locked up.

 

Definitely different - which is what I like too!

 

I screwed up though - I had an offer for $1,000 from Chicago_Haitian_art_gallery and I countered with $1,500 because of the artist & the subject, but the person sent me a message saying he was sure I'd get it but with all the craziness going on he was going to have to pass. After I read that I messaged him & agreed with the virus and everything I couldn't expect what I wanted and told him if he countered with his original offer I would accept it - he wrote me back saying he was sorry but his wife went crazy about him spending that kind of money now & then he thanked me for not accepting the $1,000 offer!
So when I got an offer for $750 the next day I accepted (humbly)!!

 

Hi,

I collect Haitian art. You mentioned that you purchased three Haitian painting and sold this Edger Jean Baptiste one. Do you still have the two others? Best, Philippe

 

Hey Phil !
Best to send him a Private Message.....using our INBOX at the top right of the page....

asking to buy or sell on the open board is against our rules.!