After 55 years after the artist's death in Paris takes place the first large-scale exhibition devoted to the work of an outstanding French fovista Dyufi Raoul (Raoul Dufy). The exhibition in Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris brings together 120 paintings, 90 drawings, engravings and book illustrations, as well as products from ceramics and textiles.

Musée d'Art moderne is the best place to hold retrospectives Dyufi, because there is a large wall pictures La Fee Electricite (Fairy electricity), which he created for the World Exhibition in Paris. It fills an entire room and tells the history of electricity, beginning with Aristotle and ending of the show in 1937.

book of illustrations deserves special attention for a series of woodcut books «Бестиарий, or tuple of Orpheus» Guillaume Apollinaire (Guillaume Apollinaire). It consists of 26 short poems, each devoted to an animal accompanying a mythical poet and musician Orpheus.

creative way Dyufi Raoul began in 1892, when he began attending evening courses at art school in his hometown of Le Havre (Normandy), the day worked as a secretary at the company, selling coffee. His first works were performed in impressionisticheskoy manner. But, once in 1905 Dyufi seen in Paris at the Salon of Independent canvas by Henri Matisse «Luxury, tranquility and pleasure», he decided to join the group fovistov. It was short, only a few years, but remained loyal Dyufi bold, bright, subjective treatment of color, typical for this area. His favorite colors are blue and blue, and your favorite themes - the regatta, racing, marine landscapes and art workshops.

Again and again in his paintings of landscapes are found seaside resort of Saint address in Normandy, which to him is often portrayed Claude Monet. Dyufi constantly writes beaches, boats and fishermen in the smart felt or straw hat. Among his works there, and landscapes of southern France. Types Estaka, a small port town near Marseille, the clearly written under the influence of Cezanne, who was there own home.

Dyufi was familiar with all the leaders of the Parisian avant-garde, but still kept a little bit away from Cubism, Futurism and other schools of abstract painting. His work is realistic, though, and reflect the world around a few carelessly, in a schematic, sketchy style.

«Raoul Dufy est plaisir (Raul Dyufi - this is fun)», - said of him, moved to Paris from the American writer and collector Gertrude Stein (Gertrude Stein). It is because of this desire for pleasure and luxury, many have accused him of lack of seriousness and considered it a pleasant but not very talented artist.

pleasure to pleasure, but from the proceeds of the sale of their paintings to live it was very difficult. Circa 1910 Dyufi met with Paul Poiret (Paul Poiret), a famous couturier, release women from corsets. Poiret, fovistami admire, their treatment of color, Dyufi suggested that cooperation in the establishment of new patterns for fabric. The case has gone, and it proved so successful that in 1912 Dyufi, having received an invitation to work in Bianchini-Ferier - a major French company for the production of silk, with a signed contract. This time has been particularly fruitful in the works of artists and designers, and many of them developed drawings and designs for fabrics used until now.

Dyufi Exposition in Paris Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris is open until January 11, 2009.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Source: bloomberg.com , artinvestment.ru