Raoul Dufy, (born June 3, 1877, Le Havre, France—died March 23, 1953, Forcalquier), French painter and designer noted for his brightly coloured and highly decorative scenes of luxury and pleasure.
In 1900 Dufy went to
Dufy was also a successful artist in other media. In 1910 he produced a series of woodcuts to illustrate poet Guillaume Apollinaire’s Bestiary. He began to create designs for a textile company in 1912, and in the 1920s he designed ceramics and tapestries.
In the early 1920s Dufy rededicated himself to painting and began to
produce what are now his best-known works. His distinctive style is
characterized by bright colours thinly spread over a white ground, with objects
sketchily delineated by sensuously undulating lines. Dufy took as his subjects
scenes of recreation and spectacle, including horse races, regattas, parades,
and concerts. He spent much of his time on the French Riviera and produced
series of paintings of Nice (1927), the Bois de Boulogne (1929), and
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