Préfète Duffaut (haitian/jacmel, 1923-2012), Jacmel - Dec 10, 2016 | Zq Art In Ny
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Préfète Duffaut (Haitian/Jacmel, 1923-2012), Jacmel
Préfète Duffaut (Haitian/Jacmel, 1923-2012), Jacmel
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Préfète Duffaut (Haitian/Jacmel, 1923-2012)
Jacmel Mountains, c. early 1960's
Oil on masonite, Framed, 7 7/8" x 9 7/8"

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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Arte del Pueblo Collection
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Préfète Duffaut (Haitian/Jacmel, 1923-2012), Jacmel

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