{"id":114087,"date":"2023-02-21T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/ecomsite\/?p=114087"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:22:20","slug":"raoul-dufy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/","title":{"rendered":"Raoul Dufy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1946, American writer Gertrude Stein described <strong>Raoul Dufy<\/strong> as a<\/span><b> painter of pleasure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The artist got his start in painting before moving into the decorative arts, creating highly modern, sensitive works with a personal style that approaches the avant-garde while joyfully representing a love of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-114087 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/536270a2-1f26-41ed-8103-81e7313d98ed-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/536270A2-1F26-41ED-8103-81E7313D98ED-scaled-e1676975260924-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy Impressionism painting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-113808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/536270A2-1F26-41ED-8103-81E7313D98ED-scaled-e1676975260924-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/536270A2-1F26-41ED-8103-81E7313D98ED-scaled-e1676975260924.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-113808'>\n\t\t\t\tSelf portrait  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/06dc8368-4f80-4d84-b52e-e2c7fa8e4046-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Self portrait by the French painter Raoul Dufy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-113838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-600x1067.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06DC8368-4F80-4D84-B52E-E2C7FA8E4046-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-113838'>\n\t\t\t\tDufy Self portrait\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/9b1f3fc4-f85a-4376-8e6e-4b5f17701cb8-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Self-portrait\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-113835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-600x1067.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9B1F3FC4-F85A-4376-8E6E-4B5F17701CB8-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-113835'>\n\t\t\t\tSelf portrait 1948\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Zoom on Raoul Dufy<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Raoul Dufy<\/strong> was born on June 3 1877 in Le Havre, Normandy, to a family of humble origins. His father passed down a passion for music that would feature in many of his works, which often include musical instruments, auditoriums, and concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memories of his childhood in Le Havre are strewn throughout his paintings. Much of his work reflects his love of the sea, ports, and holiday resorts \u2013 his earliest source of inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 14 he worked as a delivery boy while studying art at night and then got a scholarship to attend the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1900.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his early years in the capital of the Belle \u00c9poque, he was influenced by the Impressionists and the Post-Impressionists and participated in many group shows, including the Salon des Ind\u00e9pendants and the Salon d&#8217;Automne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later Matisse and the bright colors of the <strong>Fauves<\/strong> would guide him toward a more modern style in vogue at the time. After a stay with <strong>George Braque<\/strong>, Dufy began composing his paintings according to <strong>C\u00e9zanne<\/strong>&#8216;s tenets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Raoul Dufy and the Fashion World<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113986\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113985 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1E6314E1-1252-4AA1-90D3-D5CA1A9C5293-e1676971668824-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Pumpkins and fruit with cloud by Raoul Dufy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pumpkins and fruit with cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1910 he shifted to the decorative arts, making a name for himself in everything from woodcut, graphic art, and illustration to scenery design, ceramics, and textiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-114087 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/d3e5d16c-de03-4949-b7d0-70273f03469c-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D3E5D16C-DE03-4949-B7D0-70273F03469C-scaled-e1676964321315-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rauol Dufy standing nude painting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-114028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D3E5D16C-DE03-4949-B7D0-70273F03469C-scaled-e1676964321315-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D3E5D16C-DE03-4949-B7D0-70273F03469C-scaled-e1676964321315.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-114028'>\n\t\t\t\tStanding Nude\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/30127d0d-f21d-471c-896b-d3682c268641-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/30127D0D-F21D-471C-896B-D3682C268641-scaled-e1676964356661-300x212.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Reclining nude oil on canvas Raoul Dufy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-114025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/30127D0D-F21D-471C-896B-D3682C268641-scaled-e1676964356661-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/30127D0D-F21D-471C-896B-D3682C268641-scaled-e1676964356661-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/30127D0D-F21D-471C-896B-D3682C268641-scaled-e1676964356661-600x424.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/30127D0D-F21D-471C-896B-D3682C268641-scaled-e1676964356661.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-114025'>\n\t\t\t\tReclining nude \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/b8138b59-27f1-4116-b6f3-ee1151fb3c2c-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/B8138B59-27F1-4116-B6F3-EE1151FB3C2C-scaled-e1676964016861-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy modern painting Model\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-114031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/B8138B59-27F1-4116-B6F3-EE1151FB3C2C-scaled-e1676964016861-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/B8138B59-27F1-4116-B6F3-EE1151FB3C2C-scaled-e1676964016861.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-114031'>\n\t\t\t\tModel\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His taste for beauty then led him to the fashion world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For twenty years he designed fabrics for couturier Paul Poiret and silk manufacturer Bianchini Ferier. His textiles often had vibrant, contrasting floral motifs that were highly original for their time, uniting painting and decorative art in an extraordinary way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The emergence of haute couture and luxury brands in Paris during those years made Dufy famous and wealthy, allowing him to move into a studio in Montmartre that he kept for the rest of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernity gave Dufy the C\u00e9zanne-inspired idea to associate drawing, color, and composition. Color plays a key role in his paintings, creating light in harmony with the lines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Raoul Dufy&#8217;s Favorite Subjects<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114022\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114021 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C813F922-E62C-4129-9B44-361FC18E1656-scaled-e1690396680613.jpeg\" alt=\"Regatta at Henley -The oarsmen modern painting\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C813F922-E62C-4129-9B44-361FC18E1656-scaled-e1690396680613.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C813F922-E62C-4129-9B44-361FC18E1656-scaled-e1690396680613-300x119.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C813F922-E62C-4129-9B44-361FC18E1656-scaled-e1690396680613-768x305.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C813F922-E62C-4129-9B44-361FC18E1656-scaled-e1690396680613-600x239.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regatta at Henley -The oarsmen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His favorite subjects were horses, flower vases, and landscapes, as well as outdoor social scenes like horse races, regattas, performances, and beach holidays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113901\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113900 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F565A7C0-ECCF-4E15-A62C-0D5D757418C8-scaled-e1676897165888.jpeg\" alt=\"Houses in Trouville by Raoul Dufy the painter of joy\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F565A7C0-ECCF-4E15-A62C-0D5D757418C8-scaled-e1676897165888.jpeg 844w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F565A7C0-ECCF-4E15-A62C-0D5D757418C8-scaled-e1676897165888-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F565A7C0-ECCF-4E15-A62C-0D5D757418C8-scaled-e1676897165888-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/F565A7C0-ECCF-4E15-A62C-0D5D757418C8-scaled-e1676897165888-600x409.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Houses in Trouville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He sought to convey a cheerful energy and the pure happiness of the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through his great manual skills, his craft, he developed a complex plastic vocabulary of curls, arabesques, commas, and dots, which he used to show a deeper side of things beyond their immediate appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Raoul Dufy&#8217;s Trip to Italy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From March to May 1922, he traveled around Italy visiting Florence, Rome, and Naples before arriving in Sicily where he discovered the dense, consistent light and classic landscapes of the south.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While his income from luxury brands dried up with the 1930s depression, he was already famous enough to procure some important official commissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-114087 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/12b31977-6bb7-46ed-82ef-4b4246c2496d-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/12B31977-6BB7-46ED-82EF-4B4246C2496D-scaled-e1676976412727-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ploughing in Sicily by Raoul Dufy oil on canvas\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-113940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/12B31977-6BB7-46ED-82EF-4B4246C2496D-scaled-e1676976412727-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/12B31977-6BB7-46ED-82EF-4B4246C2496D-scaled-e1676976412727.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-113940'>\n\t\t\t\tPloughing in Sicily\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/d44d033c-49dc-4696-a698-23ca74e61545-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D44D033C-49DC-4696-A698-23CA74E61545-scaled-e1676973812261-233x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Theatre in Taormina oil on canvas by Raoul Dufy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-113931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D44D033C-49DC-4696-A698-23CA74E61545-scaled-e1676973812261-233x300.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D44D033C-49DC-4696-A698-23CA74E61545-scaled-e1676973812261-768x987.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D44D033C-49DC-4696-A698-23CA74E61545-scaled-e1676973812261-600x771.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D44D033C-49DC-4696-A698-23CA74E61545-scaled-e1676973812261.jpeg 797w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-113931'>\n\t\t\t\tTheatre in Taormina\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/4d78b50d-e282-4b92-a37c-b34b741a48cf-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4D78B50D-E282-4B92-A37C-B34B741A48CF-scaled-e1676973595684-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-113937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4D78B50D-E282-4B92-A37C-B34B741A48CF-scaled-e1676973595684-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4D78B50D-E282-4B92-A37C-B34B741A48CF-scaled-e1676973595684.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-113937'>\n\t\t\t\tCaltagirone view of landscape from a village in Sicily\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Raoul Dufy&#8217;s Electricity Fairy<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The world&#8217;s largest painting<\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-114087 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/a593e73e-104f-4b02-ab18-8404ce8a18ac-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A593E73E-104F-4B02-AB18-8404CE8A18AC-e1676972022202-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy&#039;s Electricity Fairy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-113974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A593E73E-104F-4B02-AB18-8404CE8A18AC-e1676972022202-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A593E73E-104F-4B02-AB18-8404CE8A18AC-e1676972022202-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A593E73E-104F-4B02-AB18-8404CE8A18AC-e1676972022202.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-113974'>\n\t\t\t\tRaoul Dufy&#8217;s Electricity Fairy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/d4fe8d54-e136-4d1f-b14d-952786312e34-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D4FE8D54-E136-4D1F-B14D-952786312E34-e1676972063207-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy&#039;s Electricity Fairy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-113968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D4FE8D54-E136-4D1F-B14D-952786312E34-e1676972063207-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D4FE8D54-E136-4D1F-B14D-952786312E34-e1676972063207-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/D4FE8D54-E136-4D1F-B14D-952786312E34-e1676972063207.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-113968'>\n\t\t\t\t Electricity Fairy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/0520ccd7-794a-455e-9d8b-6d237569ad14-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0520CCD7-794A-455E-9D8B-6D237569AD14-e1676972044792-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy&#039;s Electricity Fairy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-113971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0520CCD7-794A-455E-9D8B-6D237569AD14-e1676972044792-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0520CCD7-794A-455E-9D8B-6D237569AD14-e1676972044792-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0520CCD7-794A-455E-9D8B-6D237569AD14-e1676972044792.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-113971'>\n\t\t\t\tRaoul Dufy&#8217;s Electricity Fairy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of these was the gigantic <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electricity Fairy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (fee), a 600-square-meter mural designed for the 1937 International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Modern Life in Paris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modernity and classicism intermingle in this colossal work, called the largest painting in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here Dufy demonstrated his sophisticated eclecticism as an image hunter. He was widely seen as embodying the utopian union of art, industry, decoration, and design being theorized in the postwar period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was when the artist began suffering from degenerative arthritis, which would hinder him for the rest of his career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-114087 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/a02ee065-4aaa-42a7-ac8e-144dd840f49c-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A02EE065-4AAA-42A7-AC8E-144DD840F49C-scaled-e1676972496870-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy&#039;s Electricity Fairy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-113949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A02EE065-4AAA-42A7-AC8E-144DD840F49C-scaled-e1676972496870-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A02EE065-4AAA-42A7-AC8E-144DD840F49C-scaled-e1676972496870.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-113949'>\n\t\t\t\tRaoul Dufy&#8217;s Electricity Fairy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/6409713e-b4f3-47e1-ae43-904b3094bfa2-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-169x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Detail Raoul Dufy&#039;s Electricity Fairy signature\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-113943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-600x1067.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6409713E-B4F3-47E1-AE43-904B3094BFA2-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-113943'>\n\t\t\t\t Raoul Dufy signature\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/en\/raoul-dufy\/6bf532ba-e9b8-4ccd-b371-9dc8c076f79c-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6BF532BA-E9B8-4CCD-B371-9DC8C076F79C-scaled-e1676972465708-198x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Raoul Dufy&#039;s Electricity Fairy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-113946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6BF532BA-E9B8-4CCD-B371-9DC8C076F79C-scaled-e1676972465708-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6BF532BA-E9B8-4CCD-B371-9DC8C076F79C-scaled-e1676972465708.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-113946'>\n\t\t\t\tRaoul Dufy&#8217;s Electricity Fairy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Venice Biennale Prize<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1952 he won first prize at the Venice Biennale and his work became known internationally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He died the following year at age 75. He refused to allow his debilitating disease to interfere with his work or diminish his great joie di vivre. Pleasure was always a serious matter for him. The fetes in his paintings are never frivolous. Instead, they exude novelty and hedonism, earning him the name as a \u2018painter of joy and light.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113844\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-113843 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/egidimadeinitaly.com\/v25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3D496634-527C-48E3-974C-BAEC028B60ED-scaled-e1676974046353-169x300.jpeg\" alt=\" La vie en rose by Raoul Dufy\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La via en rose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A painter of pleasure, as American writer Stein wrote in 1946 about an artist who moved from painting to the decorative arts, creating highly modern, sensitive works with a personal style that approaches the avant-garde while joyfully representing a love of life.<\/p>\n<p><b>Raoul Dufy &#8211; The Painter of Joy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Palazzo Cipolla<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rome<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1946, American writer Gertrude Stein described Raoul Dufy as a painter of pleasure. 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