The artwork, titled “Landscape of Esterel,” was crafted by the renowned artist Raoul Dufy in the year 1926. It is an oil painting on canvas, a medium widely favored by the artist. This piece is recognized within the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and measures 46 by 55 centimeters. The genre is landscape, capturing the natural beauty of the Esterel region. Presently, this distinguished artwork is housed in the Perls Galleries located in New York City, NY, USA.
The artwork vividly portrays a dynamic landscape scene. Dominated by a bright and expressive color palette, it consists of a sky awash in vivid blue hues and prominent, dark green foliage of a densely wooded area in the background. The foreground is marked by a large, central tree with a black-and-white trunk topped with branches that exhibit a lively play of greens and oranges. Beneath these arboreal features, the earth stands out in striking tones of red and brown. The scene includes a figure, seemingly engaged in some laborious task, accompanied by a blue cart, adding a human element to this natural tableau. The overall composition is imbued with a whimsical and approachable simplicity characteristic of the Naïve Art movement.
