Raoul Dufy – Artwork & Bio of the French Painter

Raoul Dufy was a French painter born on 3 June 1877 in Le Havre, France. At eighteen, Dufy enrolled in evening classes at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Charles Lhuillier. Subsequently, he was awarded a study scholarship at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts. A year later, Dufy exhibited at the Exhibition of French Artists.

Dufy continued exhibiting and experimenting with different styles and mediums to develop a unique artistic approach. Aside from painting, he also worked on illustrations, ceramic and textile designs, and murals. He continued to paint and win acclaim locally and internationally for his expert painting techniques.

Unfortunately, by the 1950s, Dufy’s productivity was reduced due to rheumatoid arthritis.  He managed to paint during this period by fastening a brush to his hand. After a series of medical procedures and treatments, Dufy began to paint frequently again, winning the grand prize at the 1952 26th annual Venice Biennal before his death on 23 March 1953.

What was Raoul Dufy Known For?

Raoul Dufy was known for painting maritime and outdoor social events. His works show the artist’s affinity for the blue color. Dufy periodically experimented with Fauvism and Cubism, incorporating bright colors, contours, and abstractions in a few of his artworks. He primarily used oil paints and watercolors on canvases, plywood, and other surfaces.

Who was Raoul Dufy Influenced By?

Raoul Dufy was influenced by prominent artists of different movements, such as Paul Cezanne,  Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Henri Matisse. Monet and Pissarro’s works influenced Dufy’s early Impressionist works, Matisse’s works influenced his interest in Fauvism, and Cezanne’s works influenced his adoption of Cubist methods.

What Art Movement was Raoul Dufy Associated With?

Raoul Dufy was associated with the Fauvism, Impressionism, and Cubism art movements.

Raoul Dufy Artwork

Below are some of the artworks of Raoul Dufy

All Raoul Dufy Artwork on Artchive

Artwork Name Year Medium
Nude 1909 oil,canvas
Nude with seashell 1933
Oarsmen on the Marne 1925 oil,canvas
Open Window 1928
Palm Trees At Martigues (Homage To Gauguin) 1910
Paris 1934 oil,canvas
Parisian Bridge 1922
Pedistal Table, Rue Seguier 1909 oil,canvas
Phonography
Naked 1928 oil,canvas
Pierre Geismar 1932
Pink bunch 1940 gouache,watercolor,paper
Portrait of Madame Dufy 1917
Portrait of Mrs. Dufy 1930 oil,canvas
Portrait of the Artist's Sister, Suzanne Dufy 1904 oil,canvas
Posters at Trouville 1906 oil,canvas
Races With Goodwwood 1930 gouache,watercolor,paper
Red quartet gouache,watercolor,paper
Regatta at Cowes 1934
Riders 1909 oil,canvas
Sailboat at Sainte-Adresse 1912 oil,canvas
Sandy beach of Sainte-Adresse
Seated nude
Self Portrait 1899 oil,canvas
Self-Portrait 1901
Standing Nude 1930
Still life 1928 watercolor,paper
Still life with Bananas 1909 oil,canvas
Still life with violin: Hommage to Bach 1952
4th of July 1906
Acrobats 1922
Storm at Sainte Adresse 1909 oil,canvas
Street Decked with Flags 1906 oil,canvas
Study of the 'Dance' 1910
Terrace of a Café 1907 oil,canvas
The Artist and His Model in the Studio at Le Havre
Theatre in Martigues 1903 oil,canvas
The Basin of Deauville 1935 oil,canvas
The Beach at Havre 1910 oil,canvas
The Beach at Sainte Adresse 1902 oil,canvas
Amphitrite 1936 oil,canvas
Anemones
Anemones 1937
Anemones 1953 gouache,paper
Anglers 1908 oil,canvas
Arcades at L'Estaque 1908
Arcades at Vallauris 1927 oil,canvas
Aubusson tapestry 1941
Bather 1908
Bathers 1908
The Beach of Sainte-Adresse 1904 oil,canvas
The Botanical Garden 1910
The Bullfight 1949 oil,canvas
The Casino 1906 oil,canvas
The casino of Nice 1929 oil,canvas
The Duke of Reichstadt c.1915
The Empavesado yacht 1905 oil,canvas
The English yacht 1906
The fisherman with net 1914
The Fishermen 1907 oil,canvas
Birdcage 1914
Boats at Martigues c.1908
Boats in Le Havre 1926 oil,canvas
Boats in Marseille 1908
Bouquet of flowers
Bouquet of roses
Carnival on the Grands Boulevards 1903 oil,canvas
Casino of Nice 1927
Chateau and Horses 1930
The Fish Market, Marseille c.1904 oil,canvas
The Grid 1930 oil,canvas
The house in Marrakech gouache,watercolor,paper
The Hunt (Design for fabric) c.1919
The Jetty at Sainte-Adresse 1906
The Louis-Philippe Bridge and the Saint Gervais Church 1904 oil,canvas
The Mediterranean 1923 oil,canvas
The Mexican Musicians c.1951
The Mexican Orchestra 1951
The nautical Club with Cowes 1936 oil,canvas
Claudine from back 1906 watercolor,paper
Clowns and Musicians
Console With Two Windows 1948
Cubist Landscape with Haystacks c.1913
Design for fabric
Electricity 1937 watercolor,paper
Female Nude, bust
Fishermen
Fishing (Design for fabric) c.1919
Flags 1906 oil,canvas
The Neapolitan Fisherman 1914 oil,canvas
The Onion Market c.1907
The Park of Saint-Cloud 1919 oil,canvas
The Pleasures of Peace: Dance (The Journey to the Islands) 1910 woodcut,paper
The Port of Le Havre 1906 oil,canvas
The Port of Martigues
The Port of Palais, Belle Ile 1907 oil,canvas
The Racecourse of Deauville 1950 oil,canvas
The Red Concert 1946 oil,canvas
Fountain in Avignon 1913 oil,canvas
Frouzette And Her Father 1906
Gallant green 1926 oil,canvas
Gladioli 1942
Harfleur 1903 oil,canvas
Homage to Claude Debussy 1952
Homage To Claude Lorrain 1927
Homage to Mozart c.1915
Hommage to Mozart 1915
Hotel Sube 1926
The River c.1905 oil,canvas
The Saint Gervais Church 1904 oil,canvas
The sea in Deauville 1935
The square in Hyeres
The studio on Seguier street 1909 oil,canvas
The Surrender of the Frigate 1934 gouache,panel
The Thoroughbred 1940 oil,canvas
The trapeze artists 1922 gouache,paper
The Two Models 1930 oil,canvas
The Violin 1916 oil,canvas
Houses in Munich 1909
Houses in Trouville 1933 oil,canvas
Indian Model in the Studio at l'impasse Guelman 1928
Indian woman 1928
Interior with fruit bowl 1908 oil,canvas
Interior with Indian Woman 1930 oil,canvas
Landscape in Falaise 1902
Landscape of Esterel 1926 oil,canvas
Landscape of Falaise 1910 oil,canvas
The Wheatfield 1929 oil
The Wheat Field 1929 oil,canvas
The Woman in Pink 1908 oil,canvas
The Yellow Console with a Violin 1949 oil,canvas
Travelling Show 1906 oil,canvas
Treading the blue sky 1949 oil,canvas
Trees 1913 oil,canvas
Trees at Estaque 1908
Trouville 1907
Umbrellas 1906
Landscape of Montfort l Amaury 1918 watercolor,paper
Landscape with red and yellow c.1908 oil,canvas
Large Bather 1914 oil,canvas
L`avenue du Bois 1908 oil,canvas
Le Cavalier arabe (Le Cavalier blanc) 1914 oil,canvas
Love 1910 woodcut,paper
Marie Max 1927 watercolor,paper
Martigues
Martigues 1907 oil,canvas
Men Fishing 1907 oil,canvas
Vence 1923 oil,canvas
View From An Open Window c.1910
View of a Port c.1902 oil,canvas
View of Sainte-Adresse
Villerville
Window with coloured glasses 1906
Yacht club 1931
Les trois ombrelles (The Three Umbrellas) 1906 Oil on Canvas
Henley Regatta c.1933 Gouache
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