Préfète Duffaut Auction Prices and Value Guide
Préfète Duffaut auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 267 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Préfète Duffaut auction prices: quick answer
Préfète Duffaut auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Préfète Duffaut
- Source records
- 267
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Préfète Duffaut
Préfète Duffaut (1923–2012) was a Haitian painter and poet born in Jacmel, Haiti, who worked primarily in Port-au-Prince. He is recognized as a leading figure in the Haitian naïve art tradition, creating vividly colored paintings that depict scenes of daily life, landscapes, and imaginative compositions in a self-taught, direct style. Duffaut's work draws on Haiti's visual culture and communal traditions, and he is documented as having been influenced by William Kraus. His paintings are held in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his career is recorded in major authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, and VIAF. Duffaut continued working until his death in Port-au-Prince in 2012.
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Common works and media
Duffaut is best known for oil paintings on canvas and board, often depicting Haitian landscapes, village scenes, architectural views, and fantastical or dreamlike compositions rendered in a naïve, brightly colored style. Drawings on paper also appear in institutional and auction records. Works range from small-scale pieces to larger multi-figure compositions. Collectors may also encounter reproductions or prints; attribution of original works should be confirmed through provenance and connoisseurship.
Market and appraisal context
Préfète Duffaut's paintings appear with regularity at international auction, particularly in sales of Haitian, Caribbean, and naïve or self-taught art. Collectors encounter his work at major houses and specialized galleries dealing in Caribbean art. Key valuation factors include provenance documentation, condition, size, subject matter, and whether the work dates from a recognized period of the artist's output. Institutional holdings at MoMA provide a benchmark of recognition. As with much Haitian art, careful provenance review is advisable, and appraisals should reference comparable public auction results where available.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Haitian art
- naïve and self-taught art
Value drivers
- Haitian naïve paintings by Duffaut appear regularly at auction; factors include provenance, condition, subject matter, size, and date of execution
- Institutional holdings (MoMA) lend credibility and may support valuations for comparable works
Appraisal caveats
- Attribution should be verified against known stylistic characteristics and documented provenance; the Haitian art market has documented issues with misattribution
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Préfète Duffaut worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
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