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Marcel Dyf"Pensive Gypsy Girl Sitting in a Field" Oil on Canvas Impressionist PaintingCirca 1960
Circa 1960
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Marcel Dyf was mostly known for his effortless way to captures the times of the people. Executing most works on-site, he truly was able to absorb the energy and the day, movement of the people, the landscape, or portrait of a friend or stranger. His pieces imitate life in a romantic and magical way, allowing the viewer to escape into his reality, bringing a sense of joy and meaning. This piece is wonderful French impressionistic oil painting from the turn of the century depicting a pensive gypsy girl sitting in the field with a piece of hay between her fingers and placed delicately in her mouth. She is a mysterious and beautiful girl, and we are drawn to the movement and color around her in the field. Signed lower right and comes displayed in a classic wood carved frame form the period.
Art measures 25 x 21 inches
Frame measures 32.75 x 28.25 inches
Marcel Dyf was born as Marcel Dreyfus on 7 October 1899 in Paris. He grew up in Normandy, in the towns of Ault, Deauville, and Trouville. Dyf started a career as an engineer but soon decided to become a painter. In 1922, he moved to Arles, where he was trained as a painter and set up a studio. He painted frescoes in the city halls of Saint-Martin-de-Crau and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. He also painted frescoes in the Museon Arlaten and in the dining hall of the Collège Ampère, both of which are in Arles. He also designed windows inside the Église Saint-Louis in Marseille. In 1935, he moved to Maximilien Luce's old studio on the Avenue du Maine in Paris. By 1940, because of the German invasion of France during the Second World War, he returned to Arles. He quickly joined the French Resistance in Corrèze and the Dordogne. He later moved back to Paris, and finally moved in Saint-Paul-de- Vence. However, in the 1950s, he started wintering in Paris and summering in Cannes, where he attracted the attention of American art collectors.
His work was exhibited and sold at the Petrides Gallery, the Salon d’Automne, the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris as well as galleries in Cannes, Nice, Marseille, and Strasbourg. Overseas, it was exhibited at the Frost & Reed Gallery in London. In 1954, he married Claudine (Godat) Dyf in Cannes, when she was only nineteen years old. They purchased a sixteenth-century hunting lodge in Bois-d'Arcy near Versailles, and it became their primary residence. They also summered in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Eygalières. He died on 15 September 1985 in Bois-d'Arcy.
PROVENANCE: Lilac Gallery Collection. This original artwork is signed by the artist lower right "Dyf" includes a Certificate of Authenticity issued by the Gallery. The piece will be stamped from Lilac Gallery on its verso.
- Creator:Marcel Dyf (1899-1985, French)
- Creation Year:Circa 1960
- Dimensions:Height: 32.75 in (83.19 cm)Width: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:The canvas has two tiny pinholes in the upper right corner and scattered craquelure (please see the listing pictures for the details). Otherwise, the painting and frame are in very good condition for the time period with ordinary wear from age.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
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