Inv. n°: MMoCA5MA

Orphée Charmant les Animaux

Signed 'Raoul Dufy' towards lower right.

h. 62.8 x w. 172.3 cm

1939

Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Acquired at Sotheby’s, New York, from the previous owner, New York, 10th May 1995, lot 349
  • Acquired at Sotheby's, Sale no. 8486, Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, New York, 5th November 2008, lot 400

Publications

  • Perls Galleries, Raoul Dufy, New York, 1955, n° 23, (exh. cat.)
  • M. Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, Geneva, 1977, vol. IV, no. 1579, p.144
  • McNay Art Institute, Raoul Dufy, San Antonio, USA, 1980, n°27, (exh. cat.)
  • Arts Council of Great Britain, Raoul Dufy, Arts Council, London, UK, 1983, p. 124, fig. 121, n°122 in exhibition list, (exh. cat.)
  • Sotheby's, New York, 10th May 1995, lot 349
  • Sotheby’s New York, Impressionist and modern art day sale, New York, 2008-11-05, p. 157, fig. 400
  • D. Alberge, "Classical Modern Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 325, fig. 27
  • C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le Monde Antique. Le Bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 75, fig. 85
  • Ville de Mougins, "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'", Mougins Infos, France, Eté 2021, no. 79, p. 29
  • Hélène Bouillon (dir.), "Puissances occultes", Animaux fantastiques, du merveilleux dans l'art, Louvre Lens, France, 2023, pp. 196 &197, no. 115

Exhibitions

  • Raoul Dufy, n°23, Perls Galleries, New York, USA, 31st January 1955 — 12th March 1955
  • Raoul Dufy, n°27, McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, USA, 4th May 1980 — 29th June 1980
  • Raoul Dufy, n° 122, Hayward Gallery, London, UK, 9th November 1983 — 5th February 1984
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Animaux fantastiques, Louvre Lens, Lens, France, 27th September 2023 — 15th January 2024

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