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Raoul Dufy
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Raoul Dufy
- Le Loir à Durtal
- Signed Raoul Dufy and dated 1906 (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 13 by 16 1/8 in.
- 33 by 40.9 cm
Provenance
Galerie Hervé, Paris
Private Collection, Paris
Sale: Digard Auction, Paris, June 19, 2002, lot 68
Opera Gallery, Paris
Acquired from the above in 2006
Private Collection, Paris
Sale: Digard Auction, Paris, June 19, 2002, lot 68
Opera Gallery, Paris
Acquired from the above in 2006
Exhibited
Paris, Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol & Nice, Musée des beaux-arts Jules Chéret, Raoul Dufy, Un autre regard, 2003, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue
Salzburg, Salis & Vertes, Festspielausstellung, 2004, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue
Salzburg, Salis & Vertes, Festspielausstellung, 2004, n.n., illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, vol. I, Geneva, 1972, no. 228, illustrated p. 199
Condition
The canvas is unlined. When examined under UV light, there is very minor cosmetic retouching to the upper right corner. There is very minor craquelure to the upper left quadrant. The work is otherwise in excellent original condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Dufy believed that the decisive turning point in his career occurred at the Salon d’automne of 1905, where he saw Matisse’s revolutionary painting, Luxe, calme et volupté. At that point, claimed Dufy: “I understood the new raison d’être of painting and impressionist realism lost its charm for me as I beheld this miracle of the creative imagination at play, in color and drawing” (quoted in Jacques Lassaigne, Dufy, New York, n.d., p. 22). Dufy began incorporating the bright hues favored by the Fauves, but individualized the palette by using softer shades of pink, light blue, lavender and yellow.
The year 1906 heralded Dufy’s widespread recognition as an artist and marked the advent of his Fauve years. Le Loir à Durtal is a quintessential example of Dufy’s distinct Fauve aesthetic and was painted during this seminal year for the artist, during which he exhibited in both the Salon des indépendants and the Salon d’automne and opened his first one-man show at the gallery of Berthe Weill in Paris. He spent much of the summer traveling with Marquet throughout Normandy, creating depictions of the coastline, though the present picture is a rare example of Dufy's depiction of the Loir river (a tributary of the Loire) in western France.
The year 1906 heralded Dufy’s widespread recognition as an artist and marked the advent of his Fauve years. Le Loir à Durtal is a quintessential example of Dufy’s distinct Fauve aesthetic and was painted during this seminal year for the artist, during which he exhibited in both the Salon des indépendants and the Salon d’automne and opened his first one-man show at the gallery of Berthe Weill in Paris. He spent much of the summer traveling with Marquet throughout Normandy, creating depictions of the coastline, though the present picture is a rare example of Dufy's depiction of the Loir river (a tributary of the Loire) in western France.