The pier in Colbert by Raul Dufy

The pier in Colbert by Raul Dufy

Impressionists made a great impression on the young, just arrived in Paris from the province of Dufy. He contracted the manner of Manet and Pissarro, literally copied their smear. In a short period he wrote dozens of scenes from Parisian life and from the life of the Normandy coast – such as “The Beach in Saint-Adresses” and “The Wharf in Colbert”.

In 1901, Dufy’s Evening in Le Havre was approved by the influential Society of French Artists. Two years later, Dufy began exhibiting in the Salon of Independent and even managed to sell several of his paintings, finally coming out of complete obscurity.

Despite the beauty and technical perfection, the paintings of this period were sustained in a decorative style, which even then was considered obsolete. In 1905, visiting the exhibition of the Fauves, Dufy himself became disillusioned with it. After that, the artist forever left an impressionistic manner.

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