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Préfète Duffaut
Prefate Duffaut Haitian Folk Art Painting, circa 1960

circa 1960s

$1,500
£1,142.77
€1,317.66
CA$2,099.22
A$2,345.53
CHF 1,226.97
MX$28,763.69
NOK 15,678.36
SEK 14,867.24
DKK 9,834.41
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Prefate Duffaut (1923-2012) Haitian Folk Art painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed lower right. Measures: 23 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. Frame: 25" H x 21" W. Excellent condition. Titled on the verso, “Pze Fete.” Born in Jacmel on January 1st, 1923, Prefete began drawing as a child. He joined the Centre D'Art in 1948 giving up assisting his sailboat-building father. Renowned for his mountainous landscapes with serpentine roads, Prefete Duffaut is often called a Naive painter. His mural at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-prince is a vivid testimony of his enormous talent. Jackie Kennedy Onassis was a collector of Duffaut's paintings. His work is part of several major museums permanent collections all-over the world including The Museum of Modern Art in New York and The Museum of Modern Art in Brooklyn.
  • Creator:
    Préfète Duffaut (1923 - 2012, Haitian)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1960s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: p50151stDibs: LU2749214653302

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