Raoul Dufy was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement. He gained recognition for his vibrant and decorative style, which became popular in various forms, such as textile designs, and public building decorations. Dufy is most remembered for his artwork depicting outdoor social gatherings. In addition to painting, he was skilled in various other fields, including drawing, printmaking, book illustration, scenic design, furniture design, and planning public spaces.
Raoul Dufy, before 1927
Les Alliés (1914)
Le Cavalier arabe (Le Cavalier blanc) (1914), Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Hotel Sube (1926), The Phillips Collection
Fauvism is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of les Fauves, a group of modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. While Fauvism as a style began around 1904 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only a few years, 1905–1908, and had three exhibitions. The leaders of the movement were André Derain and Henri Matisse.
Henri Matisse. Woman with a Hat, 1905. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Henri Matisse, Luxe, Calme et Volupté, 1904, oil on canvas, 98 × 118.5 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Henri Rousseau, The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope, 1905, oil on canvas, 200 cm × 301 cm, Beyeler Foundation, Basel
Henri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre, 1905–06, oil on canvas, 176.5 cm × 240.7 cm, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania