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Raoul Dufy

French painter (1877–1953)
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Summary

Raoul Dufy was born on June 3, 1877[1], in Le Havre[2]. He died on March 23, 1953[3], in Forcalquier[4]. He worked as a painter[5], lithographer[6], graphic artist[7], draftsperson[8], and textile artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,868 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: March 25, 1953[11]
  • Place of burial: Cimetière de Cimiez[12]
  • Spouse: Émilienne Dufy[13]
  • Country of citizenship: France[14]
  • Occupation: ceramicist[15], wood engraver[16], illustrator[17], watercolorist[18], pastellist[19], curator[20]
  • Employer: La contemporaine[21]
  • Educated at: École supérieure d'art du Havre[22], École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen[23], Beaux-Arts de Paris[24]
  • Student: Siri Rathsman[25]
  • Notable work: La Fée Électricité[26]
  • Award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour[27]
  • Member of: Comité national de l'estampe[28], Circle of Modern art[29]
  • Influenced by: Claude Monet[30]
  • Sex or gender: male[31]
  • Movement: Fauvism[32]
  • Genre: portrait[33]
  • Commons category: Raoul Dufy[34]
  • Archives at: Bibliothèque Kandinsky[35]
  • Cause of death: rheumatoid arthritis[36], internal bleeding[37]
  • Family name: Dufy[38]
  • Given name: Raoul[39], Ernest[40], Joseph[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Raoul Dufy[42]
  • Medical condition: rheumatoid arthritis[43]
  • Student of: Charles Lhuillier[44]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[45]
  • Described by source: The Art of The Countries and Peoples of The World. Tome 5[46]

Why It Matters

Raoul Dufy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Raoul Dufy born?

Raoul Dufy's place of birth was Le Havre[2].

Where did Raoul Dufy die?

Raoul Dufy passed away in Forcalquier[4].

Who was Raoul Dufy married to?

Raoul Dufy's spouses include Émilienne Dufy[13].

What did Raoul Dufy do for work?

Raoul Dufy worked as a painter[5], lithographer[6], graphic artist[7], draftsperson[8], and textile artist[9].

Where did Raoul Dufy go to school?

Raoul Dufy was educated at École supérieure d'art du Havre[22], École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen[23], and Beaux-Arts de Paris[24].

What awards did Raoul Dufy receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[27].

Related Entities

Albertina Alte Nationalgalerie Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery of Ontario Brooklyn Museum Claude Monet Cleveland Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts Fitzwilliam Museum Forcalquier France Hermitage Museum Kunsthaus Zürich Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Musée d'art moderne de Paris Musée Fabre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon Museum of Modern Art National Gallery National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina National Museum of Western Art Neue Nationalgalerie Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Q91935918. wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . archivesetdocumentation.centrepompidou.fr. Retrieved . archivesetdocumentation.centrepompidou.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [26] ↑ . mam.paris.fr. mam.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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