Raoul Dufy (born June 3, 1877, Le Havre, France—died March 23, 1953, Forcalquier), French painter and designer noted for his brightly coloured and highly decorative scenes of luxury and pleasure.
In 1900 Dufy went to Paris to attend the École des Beaux-Arts. He painted in an Impressionist style in his early work, but by 1905 he had begun to employ the broad brushstrokes and bright colours typical of the Fauvre artists. A 1907 exhibition of Paul Cézanne’s work convinced Dufy to adopt temporarily more subdued colours and structured compositions. He worked in a Cubist-influenced style with the painters Georges Braque and Émile-Othon Friesz during 1908 and 1909, but he soon returned to his more carefree Fauvist approach.
Dufy was also a successful artist in other media. In 1910 he produced a series of woodcuts to illustrate poet Guillaume Apollinaire’s Bestiary. He began to create designs for a textile company in 1912, and in the 1920s he designed ceramics and tapestries.
In the early 1920s Dufy rededicated himself to painting and began to produce what are now his best-known works. His distinctive style is characterised by bright colours thinly spread over a white ground, with objects sketchily delineated by sensuously undulating lines. Dufy took as his subjects scenes of recreation and spectacle, including horse races, regattas, parades, and concerts. He spent much of his time on the French Riviera and produced series of paintings of Nice (1927), the Bois de Boulogne (1929), and Deauville (1930). He also worked as an illustrator and printmaker, creating whimsically drawn etchings and lithographs in the 1920s and ’30s. Though very popular, his lively, carefree, elegant paintings have been criticised as occasionally bordering on the superficial.
This part 8 of 18 on the works of Raoul Dufy:
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| 1927 Arcades at Vallauris gouache on paper 50.5 x 65.9 cm |
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| 1927 Arcades at Vallauris oil on canvas 73 x 92 cm Emil Bührle Bührle Collection, Zurich |
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| 1927 Carnival in Nice oil on canvas 38.1 x 45.7 cm |
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| 1927 Cistern at Golfe-Juan watercolour and brush and ink on paper 50.5 x 65.6 cm |
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| 1927 Fountain at Hyères oil and gouache on canvas 80.6 x 65 cm |
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| 1927 Marianne's Guestbook gouache and watercolour 30.3 x 43.5 cm |
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| 1927 The Golfe-Juan Pine and Sailboats oil on canvas 59.5 x 72.3 cm |
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| 1927 The Louis XIII Farm gouache and watercolour on paper 50.2 x 65.4 cm |
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| 1927 The Pine oil on canvas 73 x 92 cm |
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| 1927 The Reservoir at Golfe-Juan, with a Bird oil on canvas 81.6 x 100.5 cm |
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| 1927 The Yacht Basin at Deauville oil on canvas 27 x 70 cm |
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| 1927 Undergrowth in Vallauris oil on canvas 54.3 x 46 cm |
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| c1927 Olive Trees by the Golfe Juan watercolour on paper 50.8 x 66 cm Tate, London © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2022 |
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| 1928 Avenue of Trees oil on canvas 39 x 47 cm |
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| 1928 Deauville, Boats at the Quay watercolour on paper 48.5 x 64.5 cm |
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| 1928 Hyacinths, narcissus and rosebuds on a black background ( textile / wallpaper design gouache and ink over pencil on paper 39.9 x 34.7 cm |
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| 1928 Nice, the Bay of Angels oil on canvas 50.5 x 61.4 cm |
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| 1928 Persian Model pen and black ink on cream wove paper 50.8 x 66.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL © 2022 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris |
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| 1928 Red Gladiolus and Blue Phlox on a Grey Background textile / wallpaper design gouache and ink over pencil on paper 58.4 x 43.2 cm |
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| 1928 Regatta at Deauville oil on canvas 27.4 x 70.8 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne © Raoul Dufy/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia |
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| 1928 Summer or Ceres by the Sea gouache and watercolour on paper 35.2 x 54.7 cm |
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| 1928 The Hindu with a Fan oil on canvas 38.1 x 45.9 cm |
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| 1928 Woodland Training oil on paper laid down on canvas 45.7 x 54.6 cm |
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| 1928-29 Deauville, Tennis Players and Riders watercolour on paper 46.5 x 60.5 cm |
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| 1928-29 Norman Spring gouache and watercolour on paper 50.9 x 68.8 cm |
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| 1928-29 The Horse Show in Deauville gouache and watercolour on paper 48.6 x 64.8 cm |
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| c1928 Bridges on the Tamise watercolour on paper 50 x 65.5 cm |
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| c1928 Harvest in Normandy gouache and watercolour on paper 50.2 x 65.4 cm |
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| c1928 Six Horses and Jockeys gouache and watercolour on paper 24.8 x 50.2 cm |
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| c1928 Spring Flowers textile / wallpaper design gouache on paper 43 x 36 cm |
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| c1928 The Navy in Le Havre watercolour and gouache on paper 49.5 x 64.5 cm |
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| 1929 Auvergne Landscape, La Bourboule gouache and watercolour on paper 50.6 x 64.2 cm |
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| 1929 Bather watercolour and coloured inks on paper 80.7 x 57 cm |
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| 1929 Eggs watercolour and pencil on paper 50.4 x 66.2 cm |
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| 1929 Landscape Of Auvergne, La Bourboule gouache and watercolour on paper 50.4 x 63.8 cm |
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| 1929 Nice, les Barques oil on canvas 38 x 46 cm |
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| 1929 Nude pen and ink on paper 34 x 52.5 cm |
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| 1929 The Obelisk and the Bandstand, Hyères oil on canvas 37.8 x 45.9 cm |
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| 1929 Races in Deauvile gouache and watercolour on paper laid down on card 49.8 x 65.7 cm |
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| 1929 Reading oil on canvas 45.5 x 55.2 cm |
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| 1929 Regatta at Cowes gouache and watercolour on paper 50.2 x 65 cm |
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| 1929 Sailing Boats in the Port of Deauville watercolour on paper 48.7 x 64.5 cm |
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| 1929 Study of Trees gouache and watercolour on paper 50.5 x 66 cm |
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| 1929 The Artist and his Model oil on canvas 130 x 162 cm |
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| 1929 The Artist's Studio in Le Havre gouache and watercolour on paper 50.5 x 66 cm |
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| 1929 The Wheatfield oil on canvas 130 x 162 cm Tate, London © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2022 |
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| c1929-30 The Eiffel Tower gouache and pencil on card 74.3 x 57.2 cm |
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| c1929 The Sea gouache over colour lithograph on paper 54 x 38 cm |
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| c1929 Window at Nice oil on canvas 54.9 x 46 cm MoMA, New York © 2022 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris |
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| 1930 Course at Ascot watercolour on paper 50.5 x 66 cm |
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| 1930 Course at Deauville colour lithograph 36 x 90 cm |
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| 1930 Exotic Floral Composition II textile / wallpaper desgn gouache over pencil on paper 50 x 34.8 cm |
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| 1930 Forest Road oil on canvas 33 x 41 cm |
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| 1930 Horseback riding in the Woods gouache on paper 49.9 x 66 cm |
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| 1930 Houses of Parliament, London gouache and watercolour on paper 50 x 66 cm |
