Bidspirit auction | Prefete Duffaut (1923 - 2012)

Prefete Duffaut (1923 - 2012) Haitian Art - Prefete Duffaut (1923 - 2012) Oil on canvas, signed lower right., measures 25 x 20 and 32 x 28 inches w/ frame.Préfète Duffaut is a major figure in Haitian painting. Born on 1 st January 1923 in Jacmel, he develops an imaginary city of style that earned him national and international recognition. During his youth he worked with his father on boat building sites. Shortly after the Art Center opened in 1944, DeWitt Peters, intrigued by his drawings, asked Rigaud Benoît to meet him in Jacmel. He was selected with the artists Castera Bazile, Philomé Obin, Rigaud Benoît and Wilson Bigaud, to paint the frescoes of the Episcopal Cathedral of Sainte-Trinité destroyed during the earthquake of January 12, 2010. Préfète Duffaut says that her vocation as a painter was inspired by a vision of the virgin. This one would have appeared to him at the top of a mountain, ordering him to paint his city. In the 1960s, Préfète Duffaut moved with her family to the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. He made the imaginary city his favorite subject and he also painted paintings of mystical inspiration. In more than 70 years of career, the artist has produced an immense work, exhibited in galleries and museums around the world including the Musée du College Saint-Pierre in Port-au-Prince, the Grand Palais in Paris, the Davenport Museum , the Waterloo Museum and the MoMa of New York.Préfète Duffaut died on October 6, 2012 at the age of 89. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.