Raoul Dufy - Artist Research

 RAOUL DUFY was a French painter, designer draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, furniture designer, planer of public spaces, scenic designer associated with the Fauvist movement. He was born on 3 June 1887 in Le Havre in Normandy, died 23 march 1953. He attended to night class in 1900 at the Ecole des Beaux-Artist and concentrated on developing his painting and drawing skills. At the age of 14 he left school and started work for a coffee importing company. 


Raoul often used very decorative and brightly style of designs of textile and ceramics. He painted murals of public buildings. He used to painting views of the Mediterranean City of Nice in France. 

He was influenced by Claude Monet and also Henri Matisse

In 1950 fell ill on rheumatoid arthritis and his ability of paint decreased, as he couldn't grab the brush to his hand. In 1952 won the International Grand Prix for painting of the 26th Venice Biennale a year before his death.



“Blue is the only colour which maintains its own character in all its tones it will always stay blue,” 

. “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.” 


Today Raoul works are 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.

Dufy illustrated Guillame Apollinaire`s Bestiaire ou cortege d`Orphee (1911) with a series of woodcuts.



I have chosen Raoul Dufy as inspiration for my project because I was charmed by his vivid flowers. His style is bright and characteristic. He usually painted on white canvas and outlined the objects adding lively  colours. Dufy often painted using contrasting colours such as: blue and read because he wanted show how they work with light  Witch is known as a couleur- Lumiere theory. His art is optimistic, playful and light (Pieter Paul Hensels,2018)





Raoul Dufy 

Bouquet de roses, 1941 

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

Auction Closed





Gladioli (1942)





Anemones (1953)




Raoul Dufy 

Still life of flowers in a vase

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

Auction Closed

Reference: 

http://www.artnet.com/artists/raoul-dufy/

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/raoul-dufy-1038

Vikiart (n/d) Raoul Dufy [online] Available from: https://www.wikiart.org/en/raoul-dufy [Accessed: 02.02.2022]

https://gallerease.com/en/magazine/articles/the-vibrant-colors-of-raoul-dufy__c8fc10dbe14b

Image reference:

Vikiart (n/d) Raoul Dufy: List of works - All works by date [Online Image] Available at: https://www.wikiart.org/en/raoul-dufy/all-works#!#filterName:all-paintings-chronologically,resultType:masonry [Accessed: 02.02.2022]


Artnet (2022) Still life of flowers in a vase [ online Image] Available at: http://www.artnet.com/artists/raoul-dufy/still-life-of-flowers-in-a-vase-w1y1Yl31Q9Su5Svvexn2Lg2 [Accessed:02.02.2022]

Comments

  1. Sam DarganFebruary 2, 2022 at 4:30 AM

    Good start in terms of finding key points, try to put them together rather than as bullet points. Referencing is much better!!

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  2. Sam DarganFebruary 5, 2022 at 2:18 PM

    When you use quotes, make it clear they are quotes - you can do this with citations - if you are not sure you could ask me and we will go through it again or you can go to the library website and look at Cite Them Right, which will give you the relevant information.

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