[2] In 1944, he introduced himself to Rigaud Benoit who was then visiting Jacmel as a talent scout fro the recently created Centre d'Art of Port-au-Prince.
[2] In 1948, encouraged by Bill Kraus - an American journalist and artist living in Haiti, Duffaut joined the Centre d'Art in the Haitian capital.
[4] In 1951, Duffaut was one of several artists invited to paint murals in the interior of the Cathedral of Sainte Trinité (largely destroyed in the January 2010 earthquake) in Port-au-Prince; his works there were titled "The Temptation of Christ" and "The Processional Road" (also referred to as the "Procession of the Crossing Guard").
[2] He is known for painting in the vernacular style and his work typically consists of fantastical "imaginary cities" (villes imaginaires), that often contain coastal elements with boats.
[6][7][8] His body of paintings continues to be a strong influence on contemporary Haitian artists such as Prince Luc (Luckner Candio).