posters in trouville raoul dufy

posters in trouville raoul dufyThis painting belongs to the period when Raoul Dufy was still strongly influenced by the Impressionists and Fauves, while developing his own vision of urban and seaside life. Trouville, a fashionable resort on the Normandy coast, offered him lively street scenes, combining architecture, crowds and modern elements such as advertising. The composition shows a group of strollers in front of a wall covered with large, colorful posters. On the left,

where the game becomes a pretext for exploring the rhythmic power of forms and the modernity of materials

absorbed in their activity

a charming fishing village in Normandy

pain and resilience

The bright colours and energetic brushstrokes are typical of Monet's Impressionism

the tree standing majestically at the heart of a lush jungle inspired by the style of Henri Rousseau

In Seashore with Fisherman

Paul Gauguin's Tahitian Women on the Beach presents an exotic and colourful vision of Polynesian life

leaves no room for the viewer

with the soft green of the trees and meadows contrasting with the light blue sky

bathed in vibrant light

The black outlines are drawn freehand