Dreams of the Ancestral Drum
Painted by Charlot Lucien

Bidding Notice While the gala event takes place on Wednesday, March 25, online bidding for this specific piece will remain open for two additional days. All bidding will officially close on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 5 p.m.

This evocative 2012 work captures the rhythmic soul and spiritual heritage of Haiti. Through vibrant colors and fluid lines, Charlot Lucien depicts the profound connection between the drummer and the drum-viewed here as a vital vessel of history, resistance, and ancestral memory.

This is a professionally framed giclee reproduction of the original painting on canvas, measuring 18" x 22".

Lucien is a renowned Haitian-American artist, poet, and storyteller based in Massachusetts. Notably, this specific painting was selected as the cover art for the scholarly book "The Unfinished Revolution: Haiti, Black Sovereignty and Power in the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic World" by Dr. Karen Salt (2019), making it a significant piece of both visual and literary history.

In her acknowledgments, Dr. Salt offered this tribute: "I must thank the brilliant Charlot Lucien, whose work appeared in my life and within the life of this book, at a critical moment. I am honoured to include your craft."

Charlot Lucien has offered to sign the artwork for the winner of this item.