Dufy [Hardcover]

Dora Perez-Tibi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1989

"The work of the French artist Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) encompassed a wide variety of mediums."

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The reputation of French artist Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) still suffers from the misapprehension that he was a charming but superficial painter of revels, circuses, boats and racetracks. This comprehensive, abundantly illustrated study refutes that notion, revealing Dufy as a major innovator in many mediums. His simplified style, using pure color and light, found spontaneous expression not only in fauvist seascapes, symphonic murals, nudes, travel sketches, graphics and stage sets. Some of his memorable images appear on fabric designs and silk shawls; he achieved painterly results in tapestries; his ceramics--vases, plant containers, tiles--create a vibrant neoclassical world awash in living forms. French critic Perez-Tibi gives us a multifaceted experimenter who made no distinction between the "fine" and decorative arts, and who brought them closer together.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

This attractive book examines all aspects of Dufy's witty creativity, from society painting to fashion, fabric to theatrical design, ceramics to book illustration and lithography. Many works are reproduced and discussed for the first time, and excerpts from unpublished writings of the artist are included. Dufy embraced a world of color and light, and if his paintings and decorative works seem simple and easy it is a tribute to the able, as well as facile, artist. The author develops the relationship between Dufy's areas of creativity and shows the influence each had upon the other. Dufy sought to learn new techniques to produce a record of his world, to "erase all things ugly." He was not a giant but an inventive and productive artist, and this complete record of his work is useful, well written, and handsome.
- Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum Lib., New York
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 335 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams; First edition (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810911477
• ISBN-13: 978-0810911475
• Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 9.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,213,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The MUST Book for Dufy Fans, December 19, 2000

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This review is from: Dufy (Hardcover)

If you're interested in Raoul Dufy's life and his works, this Perez-Tibi's book is the best recommended one. Unfortunately Dufy has been thought as a watercolorist drawing horceraces and regattas, but he was a painter and decorator as well. Based on the author's scholarly thesis, this book is well written, informative and enjoyable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations, November 7, 2009

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This review is from: Dufy (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book covering Dufy's prolific career in painting, printmaking, ceramics, and textile design. The reproductions and text illustrate Dufy's decorative sensibilities and profile him as a Fauve artist of substance on par with Henri Matisse. Highly recommended.