Raoul DUFY - original drawing
Train and wheat field, (circa 1932)
Original drawing in ink on paper, signed in graphite lower right, 50 x 65 cm.
Pretty rural scene with a field of wheat in the foreground, the mature ears allow us to place the scene in summer. In the background a farmer behind his plow horses in front of his house, and in the distance, we see a train approaching, spewing forcefully its steam.
This drawing is reminiscent of the famous monumental painting "The Electric Fairy" produced in 1937, commissioned by the city of Paris for the international exhibition of arts and techniques. Indeed, Raoul Dufy has always been a witness, through his work, to the social and technical advances of his time.
Certificate of authenticity from Madame Guillon Laffaille
Provenance: Paul Achard collection (1887 - 1962) journalist, writer and theater man
Bibliography: Will appear in the next catalog raisonné “Drawings by Raoul Dufy”, currently in preparation by Fanny and David Guillon-Laffaille
Dimensions :
- Height : 50 cm
- Width : 65 cm
Raoul Dufy :
Brother of artist Jean Dufy, Raoul was born in 1877 in Le Havre where he spent his childhood. Fine Arts school student, he works in Paris since 1900, showing art fisrt an interest in impressionist and postimpressionist artists. Dufy works with Albert Marquet at Fécamp, Trouville and Le Havre. 1905 marks for him an evolution toward a new painting. The discovery of Matisse's "Luxe, calme et volupté" (1904) is at that time a revelation of his rupture from impressionism ("Jeanne in the flowers", 1907). Around 1909, his work becomes lighter, adding grace and humor ("The bois de Boulogne", 1909). The artist also reveales himself in the illustration of litterary works as "Bestiaire d'Orphée" by Apollinaire in 1910. He also shows interest in decorative art and creates a textile decoration compagny with Paul Poiret in 1911. After the second World War, his painting reachs his final style, characterized by a sharp drawing, pure colors with arbitrary contour, generally representing a crowd on tint areas of bright colors ("Race in Epson", 1935). After the war the artist pratice more and more watercolor and the end of his life leads his work toward a greatest starkness ("The red violin", 1948). In 1952, Dufy won The International Grand Prize of Painting at the XXVIth Venice Biennale, he died the following year.
Lead pencil :
The lead pencil is a drawing tool. It is made of lead, silver or lead-based alloys, bronze or tin.
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