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La Danse by Raoul Dufy

La Danse

Raoul Dufy

Jan Johnson Old Master Modern Prints Canada

Artwork details

Artist
Raoul Dufy
Title
La Danse
Description

Printed on machine-made laid paper with an Auvergne watermark. Slight even discolouration, overall in very good condition.

The strong, luxuriant design of this woodcut led to its becoming the basis for printed silk fabric sold to leading French designers of the day.

Date
1910
Medium
Woodcut
Edition
220. Second edition of 1920.
Signature
Unsigned
Image
31.4 x 31.7 cm
Sheet
50 x 64.7 cm
Status
Available
Price
$600.00
The Artist

Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy’s work is classic of the Fauvism period and his paintings had a colourful, decorative flair which became very popular for use on ceramics and textiles. He is best known for his work depicting images of open-air social events, however he also worked as a printmaker, book illustrator, draftsman, a designer of furniture, a scenic designer and a planner of public spaces. Dufy left school at age 14 and he took evening art classes when he was 18. He completed a year of military service and then the following year in 1900 he won a scholarship to École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he met Othon Friesz, a fellow French artist of the Fauvist movement.

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