About the artist
Maïté was born in 1944 in Renazé, France. She studied Literature at the University of Rouen and has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 1968. Maïté died on 2 November 2019.
Maïté Duval's sculptures and drawings are alternately tender, intimate and powerful. With simple means and full of deep attention, she manages to rise above figuration. Each... Read more
Maïté was born in 1944 in Renazé, France. She studied Literature at the University of Rouen and has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 1968. Maïté died on 2 November 2019.
Maïté Duval's sculptures and drawings are alternately tender, intimate and powerful. With simple means and full of deep attention, she manages to rise above figuration. Each element sounds in harmony, has a place within the great form. The artist takes us into a world of robust form and movement; a world full of earthly femininity. Full of beauty in the everyday'. (Barend the Guardian)