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French, 1877-1953

Raoul Dufy was a renowned French Fauvist painter, famous for his colorful, decorative designs. He was born in Le Havre, Normandy, in 1877. Dufy had a simple upbringing, leaving school at 14 to work at a Brazilian coffee-importing company. His formal artistic education began when he was eighteen at Le Havre's École des Beaux-Arts, where he took evening art classes. He continued to paint within the purlieu of Le Havre and was greatly inspired by the Impressionist landscape painters Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro. In 1900, after serving in the military for one year, Dufy won a scholarship to the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Dufy began painting watercolors of the Norman landscapes but was soon widely celebrated for his brightly colored and bold contoured paintings – in dialogue with the Fauvist style. He remained faithful to Fauvism until Paul Cézanne’s work guided him to embrace a subtler aesthetic. This new mode of sobriety saw his work return to a lighter style, which he celebrated through rapid inscription-like drawings over vivid backgrounds of color washes.

The rise of Cubism in Paris during the first two decades of the 20th century influenced him to develop a systematic approach that was later known as stenographics. Using this he experimented with foreshortened perspective, thin washes of paint and skeletal structures. In this style, he portrayed the lavish scenes of the French Riviera, leisureliness of the period, and chic revelries. Dufy was also fascinated by other amusements such as regattas, horse races and concerts and loved to depict the excitement and commotion of the crowds.

Dufy had his first exhibition in 1901 at the Salon des Artistes Français, following a string of exhibitions over the following years. In 1906 he took part in the Cercle de l’Art Moderne Exhibition in Le Havre with artists Georges Braque, Henri Matisse and Henri Charles Manguin. Dufy was given his first retrospective in 1921 at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune and in 1932 his first painting was accepted into a national collection. He celebrated two large commissions for the 1937 Exposition Internationals des Artes et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne. The most notable of the two was the adornment for the Pavilion of Light and Electricity. He was commissioned with the task to illustrate the history of electricity from the classical era to its current position in 20th century developments. He painted La Fée électricité, a huge fresco which was donated to the Musée d’Art Moderne in 1964. In 1952 he represented France at the 26th Venice Biennale, where he won the Gran Premio. A year later he died aged 75, of polyarthritis, an illness he had been suffering from since 1937.

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(Biography provided by Stern Pissarro Gallery)

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Artist: Raoul Dufy
Bateaux dans le Port
Bateaux dans le Port

Bateaux dans le Port

By Raoul Dufy

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph, circa 1950. With the artist's printed signature as issued, lower center, and numbered 84/200 in pencil, lower right. Printed and published by Mourlot, Paris. The...

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1950s Fauvist Raoul Dufy More Art

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Sentiments - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1928

Sentiments - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1928

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 100 copies including a portrait of the author engraved with etching by Raoul Dufy. Copy on Hollande van Gelder. Perfect conditions and uncut.

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Ouvert la Nuit - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1924
Ouvert la Nuit - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1924

Ouvert la Nuit - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1924

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 320 copies including 6 illustrations by R. Dufy, A. Favory, R. De La Fresnaye, A. Lhote, L.A. Moreau, A. D. de Segonzac. One of 305 copies on Velin d'Arches. Original soft editorial cover...

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Le Bestiaire ou Cortege Orphee - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1919
Le Bestiaire ou Cortege Orphee - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1919

Le Bestiaire ou Cortege Orphee - Rare Book by Raoul Dufy - 1919

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Roma, IT

One of 50 copies on Japon ancient. Very important and rare book illustrated by Raoul Dufy. Perfect conditions, hard binding. Reduced edition of the original "Bestiaire". 

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Suite Montagnarde - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Raoul Dufy - 1932
Suite Montagnarde - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Raoul Dufy - 1932

Suite Montagnarde - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Raoul Dufy - 1932

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Suite Montagnarde is an original modern rare book illustrated by Raoul Dufy (Le Havre, 1877 – Forcalquier, 1953) with original woodcuts and written by Pierre Courthion (1902-1988).. ...

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    Painter, drawer, designer and printmaker Raoul Dufy was greatly inspired by impressionists like Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet. In later years, he took inspiration from Henri Matisse’s Luxe, Calme et Volupté. And even later in his work, he evolved again after connecting with the work of Paul Cézanne and Cubism. After this era, he developed his own style and distinctive artistic approach. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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