Artist Info:
Born in LeHavre, Dufy took classes at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in his spare time. While the Impressionism had a profound impact on Dufy's early landscapes, the artist attended an exhibition of the Salon des Independants of 1905 and was struck by the dazzling colors of Matisse and the Fauvist group. This encounter radically changed the artist's approach to painting.
Dufy worked in oils, watercolors, woodcuts, ceramics, textile, and tapestry designs, which established his reputation. His travels around the Mediterranean provided inspiration for many of the artist's best known paintings. He is represented in all the important museums of the world.