Prefete Duffaut (Haitian/Haiti) Ville Imaginaire, 1963
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Prefete Duffaut (Haitian/Jacmel, 1923-2012)
Ville Imaginaire, dated 1963
Oil on masonite, 20 x 30 inches
Framed dimensions: 21 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches
Condition: In vintage, some scratches present in sky and under bridge.
Provenance: Kurt Bachmann
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.
Ville Imaginaire, dated 1963
Oil on masonite, 20 x 30 inches
Framed dimensions: 21 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches
Condition: In vintage, some scratches present in sky and under bridge.
Provenance: Kurt Bachmann
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) Ville Imaginaire, 1963
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