Raoul Dufy Signed Impressionist Mixed Media for Auction at 888 Auctions on Feb 14, 2019

Raoul Dufy Signed French Impressionist Mixed Media – February 14, 2019

Mixed media on paper, framed. Featuring a landscape scene. Signed Raoul Dufy on the lower edge. Inscribed 55 in pencil and stamped D on verso. 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8.1 x 10.1 inches). Frame size: 29.5 x 34.5 cm (11.6 x 13.6 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Raoul Dufy Signed French Impressionist Mixed Media – Lot #52 – February 14, 2019

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Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) 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 breezy yet 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 Ecole des Beaux-Arts before studying under Leon Bonnat at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts on a scholarship. Dufy first encountered Fauvism at the Salon des Independants in 1905, after which he adapted the style to his own 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 Musee d’Orsay in Paris, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 416 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ February 14th auction featuring the finest in  CHINESE PAINTINGS, MODERN ART & ANTIQUES 2019-02-14. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

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Monday, February 11: 11AM-6PM
Tuesday, February 12: 11AM-6PM
Wednesday, February 13: 11AM-6PM
Thursday, February 14: 11AM-1PM

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