Bidspirit auction | HAITIAN FRITZ JOURDAIN JUNGLE GARDEN

HAITIAN FRITZ JOURDAIN JUNGLE GARDEN OF EDEN OIL PAINTING - A Haitian Naive art oil on canvas painting by Fritz Jourdain. The vibrant composition depicts a sprawling Garden of Eden jungle filled with exotic wildlife, featuring tigers, a black panther, giraffes, zebras, flamingos, and waterfowl resting among dense tropical foliage, cacti, and fruit-bearing trees. In the upper background, figures representing Adam and Eve stand near a serpent coiled around a tree trunk presenting an apple. The work is signed 'F. Jourdain' in light-colored pigment at the lower right. It is housed in a narrow gilt wooden frame. Caribbean, Latin, primitive, naiveart, wildlifeart, paradise, folkart, island. Dimensions Frame: 48 1/2 x 36 1/2 in. Image: 47 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Very good condition overall. The oil on canvas surface displays bright pigments and a stable paint layer, with localized faint micro-craquelure visible under close inspection. The unlined canvas remains tightly stretched. The wooden frame reverse exhibits age-appropriate light toning to the canvas back and tape residue along the outer margins.