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This lithograph was interpreted by Charles Sorlier, the Mourlot studio’s master printer, who had worked closely with Raoul Dufy. The image is based on a 1930 painting now held at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Nice.

Printed in 1954, this version is an avant la lettre state, produced for an exhibition at the Galerie des Ponchettes in Nice, which is part of the city’s network of museums devoted to contemporary art and is often associated with Dufy’s work.

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.