Raoul Dufy Quotes

Raoul Dufy — French Artist born on June 03, 1877, died on March 23, 1953

Raoul Dufy was a French Fauvist painter, brother of Jean Dufy. He developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. He is noted for scenes of open-air social events. He was also a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, Scenic designer, a designer of furniture, and a planner of public spaces... (wikipedia)

My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.

I don't follow any system. All the laws you can lay down are only so many props to be cast aside when the hour of creation arrives.

What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.

When I feel a little confused, the only thing to do is to turn back to the study of nature before launching once again into the subjects closest to heart.

France has lived a long time - eight or nine centuries - and yet art in France, too, was derivative up until the 19th Century.

Raoul Dufy Quotes

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