Raoul Dufy

(French, 1877–1953)

Raoul Dufy was a French artist and designer whose paintings and prints portrayed leisure activities and urban landscapes. He created airy washes of light and shade, into which he would draw bold calligraphic brushstrokes. The artist's experimental use of color was influenced both by Claude Monet and his Fauvist peer Henri Matisse. “Blue is the only color which maintains its own character in all its tones it will always stay blue,” the artist mused. “Whereas yellow is blackened in its shades, and fades away when lightened; red when darkened becomes brown, and diluted with white is no longer red, but another color—pink.” Born June 3, 1877 in Le Havre, France, he enrolled in night classes at the École des Beaux-Arts before studying under Léon Bonnat at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts on a scholarship. Dufy first encountered Fauvism at the Salon des Indépendants in 1905, after which he adapted the style to serve his own artistic purposes. During his life, the artist traveled both abroad and within France, painting views of the Mediterranean city of Nice, as well as scenes of horse races and regattas. Throughout the 1920s, Dufy worked in a variety of materials, producing ceramics, tapestry hangings, and large-scale architectural decorations. His commission for the 26th Venice Biennale won him the International Grand Prix for painting in 1952, a year before his death on March 23, 1953 in Forcalquier, France. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Hermann von Helmholtz, étude de La Fée..., 1937

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Hermann von Helmholtz, étude de La Fée..., 1937

Sale Date: December 17, 2022

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Project for fabric

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Project for fabric

Sale Date: December 19, 2022

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Bouquet d'anémones (recto); Autoportrait, 1942

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Bouquet d'anémones (recto); Autoportrait, 1942

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Courses à Deauville, 1941

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Courses à Deauville, 1941

Sale Date: December 6, 2022

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Projet pour la Fée électricité, 1937

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Projet pour la Fée électricité, 1937

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Le concert Mexican, 1951

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Le concert Mexican, 1951

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Au port

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Au port

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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La côte normande, 1903

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La côte normande, 1903

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Musterentwurf mit Palmetten

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Musterentwurf mit Palmetten

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Senza titolo

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Senza titolo

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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Marché à Tlemcen, 1926

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Marché à Tlemcen, 1926

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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Sainte-Adresse, l'église au bord de la mer

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Sainte-Adresse, l'église au bord de la mer

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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Paysage d’Auvergne, 1931

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Paysage d’Auvergne, 1931

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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La promenade à Sainte-Adresse, 1924

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La promenade à Sainte-Adresse, 1924

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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Arrivée au bal, 1950

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Arrivée au bal, 1950

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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Village surplombant la vallée, 1922

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Village surplombant la vallée, 1922

Sale Date: December 5, 2022

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Champ de vignes en Bourgogne - circa 1933, 1933

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Champ de vignes en Bourgogne - circa 1933, 1933

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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LA FONTAINE, 1927

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LA FONTAINE, 1927

Sale Date: November 24, 2022

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法国韦尔内莱班的全景, 1941

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法国韦尔内莱班的全景, 1941

Sale Date: November 27, 2022

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旺斯, 1920

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旺斯, 1920

Sale Date: November 27, 2022

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Vacances Forcées.

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Vacances Forcées.

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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Les Côtes Normandes.

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Les Côtes Normandes.

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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Le Poète assassiné., 1926

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Le Poète assassiné., 1926

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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La Belle enfant ou l'Amour à quarante ans., 1930

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La Belle enfant ou l'Amour à quarante ans., 1930

Sale Date: November 29, 2022

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