01 Marine Painting - Raoul Dufy's THE PIER IN LE HAVRE, with Footnotes, #379

Raoul Dufy, 1877 - 1953,

THE PIER IN LE HAVRE, circa 1924-25.

Oil on canvas

65.1 x 81 cm; 25⅝ x 31⅞ in.

Private collection

Sold for 200,000 EUR in June 2020

In 1885, the Florentine father named Guéroult installed the Bains de la Falaise on the current site of the regatta palace. The establishment was very popular with residents. They took advantage of beach huts, canvas tents and the pier that allowed high tide to reach the sea without stepping on the pebbles. The Sainte-Adresse pier was a source of inspiration for many painters at the start of the 20th century. 

Raoul Dufy was born in Le Havre, a city that remained a constant source of inspiration for his painting. While he continued to paint the harbour and its activity between 1900 and 1904, Dufy also began showing interest in seaside recreation as early as 1901. The busy pier with people strolling out to the sea remained a focus of his work until the 1920s. While the early versions on this subject are marked by lively strokes similar to certain works by Boudin, Dufy soon turned his attention to the geometry of wood constructions, the shapes of which could be conveyed by variations in colour. More on this painting

Raoul Dufy (3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) was a French Fauvist painter, brother of Jean Dufy. 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. More on Raoul Dufy

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