Raoul Dufy developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for ceramics and textile designs, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings.
19 Facts About Raoul Dufy
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Raoul Dufy is noted for scenes of open-air social events.
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Raoul Dufy was a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, scenic designer, furniture designer and a planner of public spaces.
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At 14, Raoul Dufy left school to work for a coffee-importing company.
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In 1900, after a year of military service, Raoul Dufy won a scholarship to the Ecole Nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he again crossed paths with Othon Friesz.
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Raoul Dufy focused on improving his drawing skills and was influenced by the impressionist landscape painters, such as Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro.
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Raoul Dufy was introduced to Berthe Weill in 1902 and showed his work in her gallery.
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Raoul Dufy exhibited again in 1903, at the Salon des Independants and received an early confidence boost when artist Maurice Denis bought one of his paintings.
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Raoul Dufy continued to paint, often in the vicinity of Le Havre and, in particular, on the beach at Sainte-Adresse, made famous by Eugene Boudin and Claude Monet.
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Henri Matisse's Luxe, Calme et Volupte, which Raoul Dufy saw at the Salon des Independants in 1905, directed his interests towards Fauvism.
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Raoul Dufy's painting reflected this aesthetic until about 1909, when contact with the work of Paul Cezanne led him to adopt a somewhat subtler technique.
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However, it was not until 1920, after he had flirted briefly with yet another style, Cubism, that Raoul Dufy developed his own distinctive approach.
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The optimistic, fashionably decorative and illustrative nature of much of Raoul Dufy's work has meant that his output has been less highly valued critically than the works of artists who have addressed a wider range of social concerns.
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Raoul Dufy acquired a reputation as an illustrator and commercial artist.
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Raoul Dufy painted murals for public buildings and produced a significant number of tapestries and ceramic designs.
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Raoul Dufy's plates appear in books by Guillaume Apollinaire, Stephane Mallarme and Andre Gide.
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In 1909, Raoul Dufy was commissioned by Paul Poiret to design stationery for the house.
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Raoul Dufy died of intestinal bleeding at Forcalquier, France, on 23 March 1953, likely the result of his continuous treatment.
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Raoul Dufy was buried near Matisse in the Cimiez Monastery Cemetery in Cimiez, a suburb of the city of Nice.