Raoul Dufy

French, 1877 - 1953

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Abstracted sailboats are painted with triangles, squares, stripes, and streaks of mustard yellow, crimson red, mint green, black, and white against a field of vivid cobalt blue, which is the dominant color in this nearly square painting. The water is painted mostly with straight, parallel, horizontal strokes. V and W-shaped squiggles near the top center suggest sunlight glinting off the water at the horizon line, which comes about four-fifths of the way up the canvas. The sky is painted with longer horizontal strokes in shades of cobalt and baby blue. A triangular area of aqua along the right edge of the canvas could be shallow water or land. A double row of colorful square and rectangular nautical flags rise vertically up either side of a mast to left of center. Each is different: for instance, one has green and red stripes, another black and white checkers, while another is crossed with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom. White sails and other flags fill the water across the composition. The artist signed and dated the painting, along with the location, in the lower left corner: "Cowes 1934 Raoul Dufy."
Raoul Dufy, Regatta at Cowes, 1934, oil on linen, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.30

Regatta at Cowes

Raoul Dufy · 1934 · oil on linen ·  Accession ID  1970.17.30

Raoul Dufy, The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1906, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, 1998.74.3

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

Raoul Dufy · 1906 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1998.74.3

Guillaume Apollinaire, Raoul Dufy, Le Poete Assassine, 1962, bound volume with 36 lithographic illustrations, The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection, 2011.60.84

Le Poete Assassine

Guillaume Apollinaire, Raoul Dufy · 1962 · bound volume with 36 lithographic illustrations ·  Accession ID  2011.60.84

Raoul Dufy, Music and the Pink Violin, 1952, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.14

Music and the Pink Violin

Raoul Dufy · 1952 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1985.64.14

Raoul Dufy, The Basin at Deauville, 1937, oil on linen, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.32

The Basin at Deauville

Raoul Dufy · 1937 · oil on linen ·  Accession ID  1970.17.32

Raoul Dufy, The Regattas at Henley, 1937, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2014.18.61

The Regattas at Henley

Raoul Dufy · 1937 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2014.18.61

Raoul Dufy, Regatta at Henley, 1937, oil on linen, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.31

Regatta at Henley

Raoul Dufy · 1937 · oil on linen ·  Accession ID  1970.17.31

Raoul Dufy, Amphitrite, 1930, etching in black on wove paper, The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection, 2011.60.18

Amphitrite

Raoul Dufy · 1930 · etching in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2011.60.18

Raoul Dufy, Reclining Nude, 1930, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.142

Reclining Nude

Raoul Dufy · 1930 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.142

Raoul Dufy, Rue Royal, probably 1930, lithograph, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine, 1971.86.14

Rue Royal

Raoul Dufy · probably 1930 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1971.86.14