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Raoul Dufy, Marseilles, Pen and India ink

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 8,000.01 USD
Raoul Dufy, Marseilles, Pen and  India ink
(French, 1877-1953), “Marseilles”, 1925; pen and india ink/paper, 9.75” x 7.5”, signed; titled verso. Dufy was a painter, illustrator and designer. He had a solo show at the Galerie Berthe Weill, Paris, as early as 1906. Dufy started a small factory in 1911 to design and print fabrics for the couturier Poiret. In 1937 he painted a large scale mural of “Electricity” for the Paris International Exhibition, and in 1952, Dufy was awarded the main prize for painting at the Venice Biennale. 8,000-12,000