Paintings by Préfete Duffaut
Préfete Duffaut was born in Jacmel, Haiti, January 1, 1923. After an unhappy childhood, his drawings were his only
means of expression. At 12 he worked with his father as a carpenter, assisting him as a sailboat builder in Jacmel.
Duffaut joined the Centre d'Art in 1948. A naive painter, at times sophisticated, at times fantastic, he always
allowing his imagination to tinker with the laws of gravity.
In 1951, Duffaut painted a famous mural at the Holy Trinity
Cathedral, one of the five famous artists whose work is memorialized in this majestic building. His work is widely exhibited in the U.S., including the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum, and
in Europe, and he is renowned for his mountainous landscapes with serpentine roads and crowded street scenes.
"Ville Imaginaire"
(Imaginary City)
24X36 in.
oil on canvas
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"Vue du Pont"
(The Bridge)
9x32 in.
oil on canvas
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