The work of Raoul Dufy has certain complexity that is many times overlooked. In the late 1920s he became known for his popular regattas and horse races scenes which led critics to refer to his art as ‘’born under the sign of pleasure’’. He truly had a preference towards the depiction of worldly and luxury leisure.

This exhibition allows the viewer to understand his undeniable hedonistic nature of his work through his lively strokes. He was a painter known due to his personal style and his constant search for new artistic styles and expressions.

Dufy was trained in the Impressionism wake, however it did not take him long to realize his embrace towards a new wave which was the Fauvist. This infused his new art with a decorative inner balance of lines and colors unrelated to reality. In this new wave we see how the artist abandons his famous vibrant color brushstrokes in order to engage into capturing light in large areas with brilliant and arbitrary colors.

 

Raoul Diuf.

 

Covered by Beatriz de Tomás.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkCtb7X2fo0

 

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Location:

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Paseo del Prado, 8. Madrid

Dates: February 17 to May 17, 2015.

 

Opening Times:

Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 7pm.

Closed Monday.

 

Tickets:

Permanent collection: 10€

Dufy exhibition: 11€

           - Youth card holders (student card): 7€

 

Transport:

Metro (subway): Banco de España

Buses: 1,2,5,9,10,14,15,20,27,34,37,45,51