Pauleus Vital, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pauleus Vital

Haitian artist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1984

Profession: artist, cabinetmaker, shipbuilder

Nationality: Haiti

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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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.

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