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In the post First War years Dufy's art mellowed from the expressive
intensity of his Fauve period into a marvellous and lyrical expression
of the freedom and joy of life itself expressed through symbols such
as the sea, sailing and the enjoyment of the open-air. These compositions
are typical of his work from this period. A selection of three beautiful
original lithographs by Raoul Dufy. These were the last prints made
before he died in 1953. They were printed by Mme Daragnes, the wife
of artist and master printer Jean-Gabriel Daragnes and a Paris friend
of Dufy in a retrospective of his life's work titled Illuminations
Nouvelles. The prints were issued in an unsigned edition of 250.
An additional suite was pulled from the stone on Japon paper in a
smaller edition of 20.
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Sirène
Lithograph in colours on Velin Arches
paper.
Printed in 1953 by Daragnes, Paris (Editions Léon-Paul Fargne)
Edition of 250 on Velin Arches paper.
32.5 x 47.5 cm.
This print of a gondola sailing past a mermaid on a Venetian
canal is a superb example of how Dufy's style of surface play and variation
perfectly suits the medium of lithography. The doubling of outlines
creates illusion of reflection and refraction in the water and light,
as well as a strong sense of rushing movement; the surface variation
which in the large paintings is created through mixed media is here
created in the contrast between the blue wash pervasive on the left-hand
side, and the sparser right-hand side.
Condition: The full sheet in very good condition, barely
visible vertical fold.
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Fête à Montmartre
Lithograph in colours on Velin Arches
paper.
Printed in 1953 by Daragnes, Paris (Editions Léon-Paul Fargne)
Edition of 250 on Velin Arches paper.
32.5 x 47.5 cm.
Condition: The full sheet in very good condition, barely visible
vertical fold.
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Sainte Adresse
Lithograph in colours on Japon paper
Printed in 1953 by Daragnes, Paris (Editions Léon-Paul Fargne)
Edition of 20 on Japon paper.
32.5 x 47.5 cm.
Condition: The full sheet in very good condition, barely visible
vertical fold.
£550 (framed)
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Sirène
Etching on Japon paper.
Printed in 1953 by Daragnes, Paris (Editions Léon-Paul Fargne)
Edition of 50 on Japon paper.
32.5 x 47.5 cm.
£550 (framed)
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