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Jean Dufy Paintings

French, 1888-1964
Jean Dufy was a French Art Deco artist, best known for his colourful, melodic depictions of post-war Parisian society. Working to capture everyday life, from concert halls and circuses to country landscapes and busy Parisian streets, Dufy focused on recreating the feeling and impression of a scene, rather than individual details. In 1906, Dufy visited the exhibition ‘Cercle de l’Art Moderne’ in La Havre, and it was this show that eventually inspired him to pursue an artistic career. The exhibit, one of Dufy’s first exposures to Modern Art, crucially shaped his approach to art and introduced him to artists such as Picasso and Matisse. While he had no formal training, his older brother was well-known French Fauvist Raoul Dufy, who served as his artistic mentor. In January 1914, Dufy launched his artistic career, holding his first show at Galerie Berthe Weil. He returned to Paris after the war and settled in the Montmartre district of Paris, moving next door to artist George Braque, who encouraged Dufy to experiment with Cubism. His personal painting style developed into a vibrant fusion of Post-Impressionism with a loose decorative approach to colour and line, which he achieved from his work in porcelain design. For almost 30 years, Dufy worked for Limoge porcelain manufacturer Theodore Haviland, hand-painting decorative designs of animals and flowers. At the 1925 L’exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs he was awarded a gold medal for designing the service ‘Châteaux de France’. Dufy participated in many exhibitions, including the Salon d’Automne, which reflected the popularity of jazz music and the art of Parisian culture after the war. Dufy would return to his native Normandy throughout his life and spent long stretches of time in the south of France. The dynamism of these landscapes and cityscapes - particularly noticeable in the street scene Route de Rives (Touraine)- are so cleverly captured due to Dufy’s uniquely musical and distinctive Post-Impressionistic style.
(Biography provided by Lincoln Glenn)
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Artist: Jean Dufy
L'estacade du quai de Southampton - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil - Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated post impressionist riverscape oil on canvas by French painter Jean Dufy. The piece depicts a view of a steam boat sailing on the estuary of the River Seine in Le Hav...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Jean Dufy Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1949 Post Impressionist French landscape oil painting of a river by Jean Dulac
By Jean Dufy
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A bold and beautifully depicted oil painting by 20th Century Post Impressionist painter Jean Dulac. Jean Dulac (French, 1902-1968) Le Rohne a Millery, 1949 Oil on board Signed ‘Jean...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Jean Dufy Paintings

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Fleurs et Fruits - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
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Signed post impressionist still life oil on canvas circa 1928 by French painter Jean Dufy. This vibrantly coloured work depicts red and yellow flowers in a vase with pears placed bes...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Jean Dufy Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Corrida Espagnole by JEAN DUFY - Bullfighting scene, oil on canvas, modern art
By Jean Dufy
Located in London, GB
Corrida Espagnole by JEAN DUFY (1888-1964) Oil on canvas 33.2 x 55.3 cm (13 ¹/₈ x 21 ³/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Jean Dufy This work is accompanied by a certificate of authentic...
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Stockholm
By Jean Dufy
Located in Zeist, UT
Jean Dufy- Stockholm Aquarel and pencil on paper Paper Size; 43.0 x 25.0 Signed in pen Good condition with bright colors. Provenance: Lilla Bukowskis- August-2003 Framed with museum...
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1930s Modern Jean Dufy Paintings

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Parade Mexicaine by JEAN DUFY - Modern, Animals, Colourful, Fauve, Gouache
By Jean Dufy
Located in London, GB
Parade Mexicaine by Jean Dufy (1888-1964) Gouache on Ingres paper 45.1 x 55.6 cm (17³/₄ x 21⁷/₈ inches) Signed Jean Dufy lower centre Executed circa 1948-1950 Provenance Galerie Käte Perls, Paris/New York (titled Cirques) Christie’s New York, 26th February 1990 (titled Le Cirque) Private collection, Germany Literature Jacques Bailly, Jean Dufy Catalogue Raisonné de l’OEuvre, vol.1, Paris 2002, no J.473, p. 261 (illustrated) Born into a large family in the busy port-city of La Havre in northern France, Jean Dufy was the younger brother of the Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy. In order to please his accountant father, Jean was...
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Les Cavaliers dans la Parc
By Jean Dufy
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Jean Dufy (1888-1964) "Les Cavaliers Dans La Parc" c. 1929/30 Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Left Provenance: Arthur Lenars & Co., Paris *This work has been authenticated by Jacques Ba...
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Les trapezistes The Trapezists
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Vue de Sacré-Cœur
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Le cirque
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Le cirque
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