Pauleus vital biography of abraham

Pauleus Vital was a Haitian artist. He was born in Jacmel, in October 1917.^[1] 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.^[2] He spent 3 years at Centre d’Art, then moved back to Jacmel in 1959.^[3] Much of the motivation for his work comes from his home by the river in Jacmel.^[4] His work consists of detailed paintings, of everything from Haitian courtyards, countryside’s, and subterranean Vodou ceremonies.

Vital, Pauleus - Stokes Haitian Art

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.^[5]

Principal exhibitions and works

• Ceremony for Ogoun, 1996. oil on board: 48” x 24”. from the Rodman Collection at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah New Jersey
Paintings by Haitian Theard Aladin PABA