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Prefete Duffaut (Haitian/Haiti) Erzulie Pulling Chains
Prefete Duffaut (Haitian/Haiti) Erzulie Pulling Chains
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Prefete Duffaut (Haitian/Jacmel, 1923-2012)
Erzulie (Reine Titane), dated 1963
Oil on masonite, 24 x 30 inches
Framed dimensions: 30 3/4 x 35 3/4 inches

In the Vodou religion Erzulie is the spirit of love

Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist
Midouin Turnier, Jacmel
Fahimie Marks Collection, Christie's 19, May 1992, Sale 7295

Exhibited:
New York, Kaufman Art Gallery, Haitian Art Abroad, Oct.-Nov., 1963
New York, Haitian Art Gallery, Haitian Masters, May, 1966
Sullivan County, Sullivan County College Gallery, Haitian Art Abroad, Aug.-Sept., 1966

Lot Essay:
Duffaut is a poet and spiritualist who had been a carpenter and worked with his father as a shipbuilder before becoming a painter. His early focus on Haiti's maritime history is infused with Vodou imagery. After meeting Rigaud Benoit, Hector Hyppolite's son-in-law, who was visiting Jacmel in 1944, Duffaut would join the Centre d'Art, Port-au-Prince, in 1948. Duffaut is renowned for his visionary scenes of imaginary cities.
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Prefete Duffaut (Haitian/Haiti) Erzulie Pulling Chains

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