Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Archivision Base to Module 13
Preferred Title:
Le bal du 14 juillet à Vence
Alternate Title:
July 14th Dance in Vence
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Raoul Dufy (French painter, 1877-1953)
Location:
repository: Portland Museum of Art (Portland, Maine, United States) 10.2002.13
Location Note:
7 Congress Square; Lent by Leslie B. Otten
GPS:
43.653611-70.262222
Date:
1920 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Fauve; Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Subjects:
genre; recreation and games; festivals; Bastille Day; Fauvist; Fauvism
Description:
From 1919 onwards, Dufy continually returned to Vence, the southern base of his studies on Cézanne. It is here that a mature and original pictorial style becomes apparent, as his experiments under the influence of Impressionism, Fauvism and Cézanne's Cubism made him more aware of his own abilities. By the time Dufy painted Le Bal in 1920, he had found his own style: brilliant and direct colors are combined with simplified figures and schematic compositions, which vividly evoke the lively narratives of modern life. The year 1920 was a milestone for him; he signed a gallery contract for a one-man show (1921), after which he received numerous public and private commissions. Bastille Day (July 14) celebrations were a theme for Dufy. (Source: Christie's; http://www.christies .com/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Eleven
Identifier:
7A1-DUFY-JDV-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Le bal du 14 juillet à Vence