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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUFY

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUFY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUFY

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Dufy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DUFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy was a French Fauvist painter. He developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. He is noted for scenes of open-air social events. He was also a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, Scenic designer, a designer of furniture, and a planner of public spaces.

Definition of Dufy in the English dictionary

The definition of Dufy in the dictionary is Raoul. 1877–1953, French painter and designer whose style is characterized by swift calligraphic draughtsmanship and bright colouring.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Dufy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFY»

The term «Dufy» is regularly used and occupies the 95.522 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dufy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUFY»

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Twentieth Century Pattern Design
Poiret's second contribution to the history of pattern design was his role in prompting the artist Raoul Dufy to embark on a career in textile design. Dufy and Poiret, who met in 1909, shared an enthusiasm for contemporary Austrian pattern  ...
Lesley Jackson, 2007
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Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists, ...
3006. 3007. 3008. 3009. 3010. 3011. 3012. 3013. (Peintres et sculpteurs d'hier et d'au— iourd'hui, 19. Les Grandes monographies, 1). Galerie Louis Carré (Paris). Tapisseries de Raoul Dufy. Paris, Galerie Louis Carré, 1963. Gieure, Maurice.
Wolfgang M. Freitag, 2013
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Boudin to Dufy: impressionist and other masters from the ...
The channel port of Le Havre played a key role in the development of Impressionist painting. It was there that Monet painted Impression, sunrise, the work that gave the movement its name.
Musée des beaux-arts du Havre, Timothy Wilcox, Margot Heller, 1996
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Les Fauves: A Sourcebook
Raoul Dufy Biographical Sketch Although influenced by both Fauvism and Cubism, Dufy is not generally associated with a particular artistic movement. Critics note that he used various techniques suited to whatever problems he was  ...
Russell T. Clement, 1994
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France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a ...
This egalitarian approach to culture is evident in Dufy's wide range of artistic work , which includes paintings, watercolors, drawings, wood engravings, lithographs, etchings, ce- ramic pieces, tapestry cartoons, fabric designs, stage sets, murals, ...
Bill Marshall, 2005
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LIFE
ART IN DUFY'S STUDIO several paintings were kept going at once by the artist. The last one he worked on was the small scene on easel depicting a Riviera casino. Like the others, it was developed from memory and imagination. On the ...
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Post-Impressionists
Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) • Born June 3, 1877, in Le Havre, France • Died March 23, 1953, in Forcalquier, France Key works Portrait of Suzanne Dufy, the Artist's Sister, 1904 Poppyfieid at Lourdes, c. 1 908 Raoul Dufy was born on June 3, 1877 ...
Linda Bolton, 2002
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Dufy
1949 Galerie Louis-Carré, New York. 1952 Raoul Dufy, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva. 1953 Raoul Dufy, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris. 1955 Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi. 1957 Rétrospective Dufy, Salon des Indépendants, Paris.
Dora Perez Tibi, 1989
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History of Modern Design: Graphics and Products Since the ...
In fact, Poiret was a patron of many of the early exhibitions of the new style at the Salon d'Automne of 1911 and the "Maison Cubiste" of 1912, as well as employing the Fauve painter Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) to design textile patterns. Dufy's ...
David Raizman, 2003
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Bestiary, Or, The Parade of Orpheus
This is a small bijou of a livre de peintre, a lovely and lively ensemble of accessible poetry and striking woodcut art.
Guillaume Apollinaire, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUFY»

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A Mediterranean cruise with a twirl in every port: A fabulous …
At the celebrated La Colombe d'Or restaurant the walls are hung with £50million worth of impressionist art. Picasso, Dufy and Matisse ate here ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Kiwi sues London art dealer for $16m
... Amedeo Modigliani's 'Caryaide', Raoul Dufy's 'Syracuse', Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto Spaziale, Aattese', Henry Moore's 'Reclining Nude', and ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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NZ art collector sues London dealer for $16 million
... Amedeo Modigliani's 'Caryaide', Raoul Dufy's 'Syracuse', Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto Spaziale, Aattese', Henry Moore's 'Reclining Nude', and ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Rock stars of Impressionism -- Monet, Degas, Renoir -- on exhibit in …
This section also includes paintings by Georges Braques, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Utrillo, Chaim Soutine, and Paul ... «Syracuse.com, Jun 15»
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Man jailed for driving stolen car into Garda
Gda Dufy told the court she has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and suffers nightmares about the incident and social ... «UTV Ireland, Jun 15»
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Matisse nel suo tempo
La rappresentazione dell'atelier costituisce allora un tema ricorrente di numerosi pittori – Picasso, Braque, Dufy o Giacometti – come immagine ... «Artribune, Jun 15»
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Before there was Vogue
The later names from the early 20th century are well known: for example Georges Barbier, Raoul Dufy and Georges Lepape, whose ... «Vogue Australia, Jun 15»
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Matisse, l'Oriente come superficie
... la liberazione timbrica del colore, e che due fauve della prima ora come Derain e Dufy non avrebbero mancato di sacrificare al cubismo. «il manifesto, Jun 15»
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A pack of Parisian oddballs take on the corporate elite
... by French artist Raoul Dufy. When the play begins, an enormous painting of a Parisian bakery hangs behind a set of bistro chairs and tables. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Fab fabric show
Raoul Dufy and Sonia Delaunay always had an affinity for textiles. Dufy's linear style translated well into repeat patterns – see his tennis match ... «NOW Magazine, Jun 15»

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