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Learn MoreDépart des régates à Cowes by Raoul Dufy
- This vibrant maritime scene by Raoul Dufy captures the excitement of regattas at Cowes
- The oil on canvas exemplifies Dufy’s signature use of color, line and rhythmic composition
- The work was painted during the artist’s important period of travel to England
- Raoul Dufy is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices of early 20th-century French art
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Raoul Dufy
1877-1953 | French
Départ des régates à Cowes
(Start of the Regattas at Cowes)
Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Raoul Dufy captured the vibrancy of life with such brilliance that he became known as the “painter of joy.” Celebrated for his radiant palette and rhythmic compositions, Dufy’s oils remain rare and highly sought-after. Painted circa 1929, Départ des régates à Cowes captures the exhilaration of a regatta. . .
1877-1953 | French
Départ des régates à Cowes
(Start of the Regattas at Cowes)
Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Raoul Dufy captured the vibrancy of life with such brilliance that he became known as the “painter of joy.” Celebrated for his radiant palette and rhythmic compositions, Dufy’s oils remain rare and highly sought-after. Painted circa 1929, Départ des régates à Cowes captures the exhilaration of a regatta. . .
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Raoul Dufy
1877-1953 | French
Départ des régates à Cowes
(Start of the Regattas at Cowes)
Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Raoul Dufy captured the vibrancy of life with such brilliance that he became known as the “painter of joy.” Celebrated for his radiant palette and rhythmic compositions, Dufy’s oils remain rare and highly sought-after. Painted circa 1929, Départ des régates à Cowes captures the exhilaration of a regatta scene with remarkable energy, offering a quintessential example of the artist’s ability to translate movement and atmosphere into pure visual delight.
The composition bursts with color, light and motion. Sailboats surge across choppy waters, their masts and rigging rendered in swift, expressive lines that convey both speed and tension. Flags flicker in the wind, while the sea itself seems alive with undulating strokes of blue and white. Dufy’s distinctive touch, which is at once fluid and deliberate, creates a sense of immediacy, immersing the viewer in the spectacle. The scene is animated yet harmonious, unified by a luminous palette that evokes the crisp maritime air and shifting light of the English coast.
Dufy’s lifelong fascination with the sea found particular expression during his travels to England between 1925 and 1935, where he frequented regattas and coastal events. In Cowes, he rediscovered the spirit of the Normandy sea of his childhood. Born in Le Havre, he maintained an enduring connection to maritime life, which became a defining theme throughout his career. Initially influenced by Impressionism and later associated with Fauvism, Dufy developed a highly personal style characterized by decorative elegance and a joyful sensibility. Today, he is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices of early 20th-century French art, with works held in major institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris.
Circa 1929
Canvas: 10 1/4" high x 27 1/4" wide (26.04 x 69.22 cm)
Frame: 20 1/4" high x 37 3/8" wide x 2 3/8" deep (51.31 x 94.81 x 5.91 cm)
Exhibited:
Château de la Vigne, Bondues, Brittany, École de Paris, Collections privées du Nord, 1967, catalog no. 78
Literature:
Raymond Cogniat, Raoul Dufy, 1962, illustrated pl. 9
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy: Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, Volume 2, 1973, illustrated p. 380, no. 910
Provenance:
Collection of Ali Khan
Galerie Charpentier, Paris, May 23, 1957, lot 41
Private Collection, Nova Scotia
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
1877-1953 | French
Départ des régates à Cowes
(Start of the Regattas at Cowes)
Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Raoul Dufy captured the vibrancy of life with such brilliance that he became known as the “painter of joy.” Celebrated for his radiant palette and rhythmic compositions, Dufy’s oils remain rare and highly sought-after. Painted circa 1929, Départ des régates à Cowes captures the exhilaration of a regatta scene with remarkable energy, offering a quintessential example of the artist’s ability to translate movement and atmosphere into pure visual delight.
The composition bursts with color, light and motion. Sailboats surge across choppy waters, their masts and rigging rendered in swift, expressive lines that convey both speed and tension. Flags flicker in the wind, while the sea itself seems alive with undulating strokes of blue and white. Dufy’s distinctive touch, which is at once fluid and deliberate, creates a sense of immediacy, immersing the viewer in the spectacle. The scene is animated yet harmonious, unified by a luminous palette that evokes the crisp maritime air and shifting light of the English coast.
Dufy’s lifelong fascination with the sea found particular expression during his travels to England between 1925 and 1935, where he frequented regattas and coastal events. In Cowes, he rediscovered the spirit of the Normandy sea of his childhood. Born in Le Havre, he maintained an enduring connection to maritime life, which became a defining theme throughout his career. Initially influenced by Impressionism and later associated with Fauvism, Dufy developed a highly personal style characterized by decorative elegance and a joyful sensibility. Today, he is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices of early 20th-century French art, with works held in major institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris.
Circa 1929
Canvas: 10 1/4" high x 27 1/4" wide (26.04 x 69.22 cm)
Frame: 20 1/4" high x 37 3/8" wide x 2 3/8" deep (51.31 x 94.81 x 5.91 cm)
Exhibited:
Château de la Vigne, Bondues, Brittany, École de Paris, Collections privées du Nord, 1967, catalog no. 78
Literature:
Raymond Cogniat, Raoul Dufy, 1962, illustrated pl. 9
Maurice Laffaille, Raoul Dufy: Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, Volume 2, 1973, illustrated p. 380, no. 910
Provenance:
Collection of Ali Khan
Galerie Charpentier, Paris, May 23, 1957, lot 41
Private Collection, Nova Scotia
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Specifications
| Maker: | Dufy, Raoul |
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Modernism |
| Depth: | 2.33 in. (5.91 cm) |
| Width: | 37.33 in. (94.81 cm) |
| Height: | 20.2 in. (51.31 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 27.250 in. (69.22 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 10.250 in. (26.04 cm) |
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