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Dufy
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Raoul Dufy was born on June 3, 1877, in Le Havre, France, to a family of humble origin. In 1891, he had to discontinue his studies to take up a job at an import company and support his family. However, in 1895 at the age of eighteen, he began to attend an evening course at the municipal school of Fine Arts in Le Havre, where he met the artists Othon Friesz and Raymond Lecourt, with whom he later shared his Montmartre studio.
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Raoul Dufy was born on June 3, 1877, in Le Havre, France, to a family of humble origin. In 1891, he had to discontinue his studies to take up a job at an import company and support his family. However, in 1895 at the age of eighteen, he began to attend an evening course at the municipal school of Fine Arts in Le Havre, where he met the artists Othon Friesz and Raymond Lecourt, with whom he later shared his Montmartre studio.
In 1900, following his military service, Dufy received a scholarship to attend the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris along with Friesz. His work was exhibited for the first time in 1901 at the Exhibition of French Artists, and the following year at the Berthe Weill Gallery in Paris. Dufy’s early works, produced during his early years in Paris (1901-04) were deeply influenced by the works of impressionist painters like Camille Pissarro, Eugene Boudin and Claude Monet.
In 1903 Dufy participated for the first time in the Salon des Indépendants, where he continued to exhibit his work until 1936, and where the artist Maurice Denis acquired one of his paintings. It was at the 1905 iteration of this Salon that Dufy encountered the work of Matisse, and began to experiment with the Fauvist style emphasising colour and movement. In 1906, he was accepted at the Salon d’Automne where he exhibited until 1943.
A 1907 retrospective exhibition of Paul Cezanne’s paintings, which Dufy visited and was deeply moved by, brought about the next major shift in Dufy’s oeuvre. From 1908, the artist spent most of his time in Marseille and Cote d’Azur fascinated by its landscape and warm light.
After moving to his atelier in Montmartre in 1911, Dufy was exposed to the works of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, and experimented briefly with Cubism. It was only several years later, however, that he developed his own unique artistic idiom. Sometimes referred to as stenographic painting, his work portrayed roughly defined figures and structures set against thin washes of vivid colour. His favourite subjects included outdoor sporting and social events, particularly boating regattas and equestrian races.
In the following years, Dufy travelled extensively and participated in several exhibitions. In 1937, he completed one of his largest works, a mural titled La Fée Electricité for the Exposition Internationale in Paris. In addition to his paintings, public murals and frescoes, Dufy was a respected printmaker, illustrator, ceramic artist and textile designer.
The artist died on March 23, 1953, in Forcalquier, France.
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Born
June 03, 1877
Le Havre, Normandy
Died
March 23, 1953
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