RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953) FOR BIANCHINI-FÉRIER §
ORIGINAL FABRIC DESIGN, DATED 1917
£750
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 23 October 2019 at 11:00 BST
Description
pen and ink, collage, inscribed in pencil 1 NOIR PLOMBINE/ 1 NOIR MAT FOND/ 51586/ RENTIR LE MARDI 26 SEPT 1917/ NO 1878; together with TWO FURTHER TEXTILE DESIGNS BY RAOUL DUFY FOR BIANCHINI-FÉRIER, gouache and watercolour, each mounted in a single frame, 22cm x 16cm each
Footnote
Provenance: 'Two Centuries of Design: The Bianchini-Férier Collection' Christies, London, 25-27th July 2001
Note: Dufy was a painter who had exhibited with the Fauves and first began to design textiles for Paul Poiret in 1911. From 1912 until 1930 he designed woven and printed textiles for the silk manufacturers Bianchini-Férier. He created a range of lively fabrics in bright colours, many of which were bought by leading couturiers such as Lanvin, Patou and Poiret.