In 1905 Dufy was greatly influenced by an exhibition of the so-called Fauves. Henri Matisse became his hero, but just a few years later Dufy, like many of his younger colleagues, fell under the spell of Pablo Picasso’s Cubism. This painting shows how he attempted to unite these two influences. The palette of mainly green and brown tones is Cubist, while the flowing lines and the detail of the horse trotting in front of the carriage are borrowed from Fauvism.
Specifications
| Title | La calèche dans le Bois de Boulogne |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 76 cm Length 85 cm Depth 6 cm |
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| Artists |
Painter:
Raoul Dufy
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| Accession number | 2427 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchase Stichting Fonds Willem van Rede. On permanent loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 1957 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1957 |
| Creation date | in 1910 |
| Collector | Collector / W. van Rede |
| Internal exhibitions |
Een prikkelcollectie (2000) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
