The Beach (La Plage)

c. 1920/1925

Raoul Dufy

Associated Names
Raoul Dufy

Artist, French, 1877 - 1953

The image shows a beach scene from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high in the composition with sailboats on the water. The brushstrokes create movement on the water and there are people engaging in various activities on the beach. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and grey to emphasize light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48.3 × 63.7 cm (19 × 25 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.70

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: RD; lower left in graphite: 18/33; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: cogo

Watermarks

BFK Rives

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