View Through A Window, Nice

Raoul Dufyca. 1925

Details

Title: View Through A Window, Nice
Creator: Raoul Dufy
Creator Lifespan: 1877 - 1953
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Forcalquier, France
Creator Birth Place: Le Havre, France
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Nice, France
Physical Dimensions: 36 x 28 inches
Description: Around the early 1920s, Raoul Dufy began exploring the theme of windows more and more in his paintings. The windows he studied generally looked out onto a seascape, and they were a way for the artist to juxtapose the indoor and outdoor worlds. In View through a Window, Nice, a small wrought-iron balcony serves as a barrier between the setting and choppy waters of the French Riviera beyond. The worlds are further separated by Dufy’s strong use of color, employing only warm tones for the interior and cool blues and greens for the exterior.
Provenance: Museum purchase from Cornelia Ritchie and Ritchie Trust No. 4
Type: Oil paintings
Rights: Dixon Gallery and Gardens. For Terms and Conditions for use of this image please contact the Registrar at 901-761-5250.
Medium: Oil on canvas

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