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Jan 01, 0001 Died on 18 Jun 1984 (aged 1983)
Haitian artist
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About Pauleus Vital
- Pauleus Vital was a Haitian artist.
- He was born in Jacmel, in October 1917.
- He grew up learning to build boats, and cabinets.
- At age 21 he moved to Port-au-Prince to further his building career.
- At age 38, Vital started to paint, after his half-brother Prefete Duffaut, introduced him to Centre d’Art.
- He spent 3 years at Centre d’Art, then moved back to Jacmel in 1959.
- Much of the motivation for his work comes from his home by the river in Jacmel.
- His work consists of detailed paintings, of everything from Haitian courtyards, countryside’s, and subterranean Vodou ceremonies.
- His paintings are relatively small and vary in size from around 24”x20” and up to 24” x 48”.
- He died on June 18, 1984, at age 66, while undergoing heart surgery.
