Designed by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953)
Produced by Bianchini Férier, founded 1888
Tournon, France
Les Fruits D'Afrique (The Fruits of Africa)
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Designed by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953)
Produced by Bianchini Férier, founded 1888
Tournon, Francec. 1920
Les Fruits D'Afrique (The Fruits of Africa)
Designed by Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953) Produced by Bianchini Férier, founded 1888 Tournon, France →Modernismweaving - printedtextile
Date
c. 1920
Medium
Cotton and linen, plain weave; block printed
Dimensions
185.4 × 120 cm (73 × 47 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Robert Allerton
Dufy was a painter associated in the early part of his career with the Fauves ("wild beasts"), known for their bold colors and sweeping brushstrokes. In 1909 he met the couturier Paul Poiret, who encouraged his textile work. Dufy established a textile production workshop, which Poiret supported financially, but it closed when Dufy was hired in 1912 to design textiles for the Lyons firm of Bianchini-Férier. Dufy and Poiret remained friends and collaborated throughout their relationship. For the most part, Dufy's textiles reflect either his brightly colored paintings or his fondness for woodcuts, as seen here.
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