Fête Nautique à Marseilles. Regatta at Marseilles by Raoul Dufy, 1877-1953

Raoul Dufy, 1877-1953
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Fête Nautique à Marseilles. Regatta at Marseilles

Aquatint and etching printed in colours; worked on the plate by Jacques Villon after the specially prepared goauche by Dufy and with Dufy's collaboration and supervision. 1926/28. Signed in pencil by Dufy. Artist's Proof - numbered in pencil 3/10 Epreuve d'Artiste. Proof before the issued edition of 200. Issued by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris 1928.
Ref: Ginestet - Villon L'Oeuvre Gravé no E 643

Excellent impression with rich strong colours. On white wove Arches paper. Excellent condition. Full margins. Sheet: 22 1/4 x 30ins. Plate: 18 1/4 x 20 5/8ins (465x525mm)

Dufy and Villon had a close association and friendship. Dufy worked closely with Villon on the preparation of this plate and it is one of the most successful of the prints made by Villon for Bernheim-Jeune. It is a wonderful expression of Dufy's 'joie-de-vivre' and colourism.

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