Raoul Dufy French Fauvist Mixed Media Floral – Nov 21, 2019
Mixed media on paper. Featuring a still life of flowers . Signed Raoul Dufy on the lower right corner. Attributed to Raoul Dufy (1877-1953, French). 30 x 21 cm (11.5 x 20.25 in). PROVENANCE: This lot carries limited provenance from an Upper New York estate
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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 dark with bold calligraphic brushstrokes. Influenced by both Claude Monet and his Fauvist peer Henri Matisse, resulted in the artist’s breezy yet experimental use of color. “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.
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Richmond Hill, ON – 407 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ November 21st auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, SIGNED MEMORABILIA & ANTIQUES 2019-11-21. 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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