Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953)

LOT ID: 69487

Interieur aux instruments de musique, ie. circa 1940

Watercolor, Gouache

25.59 х 19.69 in. cm.

Signed, bottom center recto and accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille (Certificate No. A87-499).

Lot description

This lovely Dufy watercolor, entitled Interior aux Instruments de Musique done by the artist circa 1940, is an excellent example of the artist’s unique stenographic style of quick applications of thin washes of color. The piece is recorded in the Fanny Guillon-Laffaile supplement catalog raisonné of watercolors, gouaches and pastels and comes with corresponding registration number and certificate of authenticity issued by Guillon-Laffaile.

Fauvist French painter Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) attended an exhibition of the Salon des Independents of 1905 and was struck by the dazzling colors of Matisse and the Fauvist group. This encounter radically changed the artist's approach to painting. Dufy immediately began incorporating the lively brush strokes and brilliant colors of Fauvism into his work. He often painted with foreshortened perspective and cheerful colors, depicting optimistic themes such as parties, musical events, and views from the French Riviera. His later works evolved into a new style, and an additional signature technique of highly stylized calligraphic drawings accented with washes of bold color.

Select Public Collections:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC)
Musée d'Orsay (Paris, FR)

Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Publication:

Catalogue Raisonne Supplement Watercolors, Gouaches and Pastels, Editions Louis Carre & Company, Paris, 1987

Catalogue Raisoneé:

A87-499, Fanny Guillon-Laffaille
History and Provenance
History and Provenance
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Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953)

LOT ID: 69487

Interieur aux instruments de musique, ie. circa 1940