Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)

 The 250-panel work will once again be on view to the public in November. The artist received the commission for the “Pavilion of Light and Electricity” of the 1937 International Exhibition in Paris. It was donated in 1964 to the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, where it is exhibited in a special room. 

The oil on canvas made in 1935 in Deauville, a few strokes of the oars from Le Havre, the painter's native port, aroused the interest of amateurs, not the least intimidated by its estimate of 100, 000/150, 000 €. With the wind at its back, the painting collected €422,400 on Nov. 6, during a closed-door sale by Ader. 

Le Douanier Rousseau, Raden Saleh, Raoul Dufy and a world record for Georges Kars… A winning quartet in a sale dedicated to modern art. 

Le Havre was an endless source of inspiration for Jean Dufy and many of these peers, as this view of the English Channel basin attests.

From Dufy to Angarola, the program was rich and during the lockdown a journey through painting is a tempting invitation.

At the Hotel Martinez in Cannes, it took all of four days to sell the lots in sessions mainly dedicated to Old Masters, modern art and jewelry.

With an impeccable pedigree, this painting of 1910 by Raoul Dufy illustrates a period in the artist's career rarely seen in the market: his art a few years after Fauvism. 

Modern and natural works were the core of this sale devoted to Claude Lalanne, Raoul Dufy and Jean-Michel Atlan.

French forest animals sculpted by Rembrandt Bugatti proudly lead the way in front of beasts from the savannah.

This joyous composition is a teeming scene in the toned-down blues and greens typical of Jean Dufy's art, worthy of his brother Raoul.