Printer: Mourlot (1 of 5,000 Editions)

Dimensions: 28 x 38 cm

Condition: Very good

Frame: Framed in a floating charcoal frame

Description: A vibrant late still life, combining Dufy’s fluid line with areas of hand-applied colour. The composition – fruit set against a bold red ground – reflects his characteristic balance of lightness and intensity, where drawing and colour remain deliberately distinct.

Printed on Arches vellum and signed in the plate.

Artist: Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was a French painter, draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator and designer associated with the fauvist movement. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre and Paris. His first exhibition was in 1901. He painted recreational scenes including horse races and regattas and his colourful, decorative style was fashionable for ceramics and textile designs. He completed one of the largest public paintings for the La Fée Electricité for the 1937 Exposition Internationale in Paris. It is on display in the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.