Prefete Duffaut Signed Oil Painting

Prefete Duffaut Signed Oil on canvas Painting, signature to lower portion of piece reads ‘Prefete Duffaut’, inscription to reverse reads ‘70-5-5 24 x 30 JH’, label attached to reverse gives information on Haitian art, a city by the Oceanside, measures 30 7/8 x 37 1/8 inches, hand carved decorative wooden frame, losses to frame but overall in good condition, losses to edge of canvas, professionally framed, exposed canvas to reverse, not examined out of frame, Prefete Duffaut, Haitian artist, Caribbean art, cityscape, decorative frame, Contemporary art, 20th century art, abstract art, wall art, oversized, home decor. 11L Duffaut’s paintings present the viewer with scenes from seemingly imaginary worlds, yet rather than entirely surreal dreamscapes, they are built from the many signs and symbols that form the tangible and intangible layers of a place. Drawing upon and mixing histories, myths, ceremonies, cities, people, spirits and symbols – from both Vodou and Catholicism – Duffaut’s paintings depict