Floral flourish to French fashion May 26, 2008
Besides, her discoveries are infused in the women's collection with exclusive prints of French Fauvist artist Raoul Dufy (1877-1955), who is known for his colorful and decorative styles. (Source: Shanghai Daily). (Xinhuanet, China)
Quartet shares a final teaching moment Apr 21, 2008
The group's detailed, close-knit phrasing ideally parsed the condensed, experimental discontinuities of the "Three Pieces" Stravinsky in 1914, venturing out in new, post-"Rite of Spring" directions - while their calibrated sound, rich cello and viola anchoring lean violins, lent depth to the more expansively asymmetrical grooves of the neo-Classical "Concertino." In between was Stravinsky the serialist, the brief "Double Canon," a 1959 memorial to the French painter Raoul Dufy. Such strict... (Boston Globe)
At last! Some clothes for me Jul 23, 2007
In 1930, the company started to develop its fashion range, commissioning ad campaigns using the work of the artist Raoul Dufy. The Regent Street store opened in 1935 but it was after the war, in the period when British women wanted to break out of austerity clothing, that it took off as a place to buy fashionable, beautifully made coats, dresses and suits. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cool 2 Wear: Celebration of Poiret at the Met May 14, 2007
He even occasionally employed them: The fauve painter Raoul Dufy designed a psychedelic black-and-white print fabric that Poiret turned into a floor-length, fur-trimmed coat. Poiret's greatest and most lasting contribution to the fashion world was the way he fused his various creative endeavors into a total work of art. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Met's Costume Institute remembers the forgotten 'King of Fashion' Paul Poiret May 8, 2007
He also collaborated with the artists as well Raoul Dufy on textile designs, many of which were influenced by Orientalism, putting them ahead of the East-meets-West trend that's still a force in fashion. He mingled with his famous customers, including Isadora Duncan, at fabulous parties and traveled the world on "cultural initiatives" to spread his version of French fashion to style-conscious women in places such as New York and Morocco. (North County Times)
Art bidders light up London auction Feb 8, 2007
9 million; Raoul Dufy, "La Foire aux Oignons" ("The Onion Fair"), $7. 9 million; Edvard Munch's "View From Nordstrand" $7. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Sotheby's sets record with modern, Impressionist art Feb 7, 2007
That set a record for the artist's work, and Sotheby's said five other records were set during the evening, including for artists Raoul Dufy, Alfred Sisley and Jacques Lipchitz. Search. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
95 million pound sale of art sets European record for Sotheby's Feb 7, 2007
Raoul Dufy, "La Foire aux Oignons," ("The Onion Fair") 4,052,000 pounds ( 6,141,255 US$7,951,280) __ US$3,144,000 ( 2,428,981). Alfred Sisley, "Le Loing a Moret, en Ete," ("The Loing at Moret, in Summer") 2,932,000 pounds ( 4,443,771 US$5,752,174) __ US$3,630,000 ( 2,804,453). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
