Raoul Dufy

Louis Carré Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner by 1969

New York, Louis Carré Gallery; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute & Chicago, The Art Club, Raoul Dufy, Exhibition of Work in the USA, 1951, no. 6
London, The Tate Gallery, Raoul Dufy, 1954, no. 85
Basel, Kunsthalle, Raoul Dufy, 1954, no. 125
Knokke-le-Zoute, Casino Communal, Hommage à Raoul Dufy, 1954, no. 70, illustrated in the catalogue
Eindhoven, Stedelijk van-Abbe Museum, Raoul Dufy, 1955, no. 13
Vichy, Salle Majestic, Deuxième festival de peinture et sculpture de Vichy. Hommage à Raoul Dufy, 1957, no. 25
London, Wildenstein Gallery, Raoul Dufy, 1961, no. 43
New York, Wildenstein Gallery, Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings by Raoul Dufy, 1877-1953, 1962, no. 55

Combat, January 1951 
Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels, Paris, 1981, vol. I, no. 774, illustrated p. 283

Executed on white wove paper, laid down on thin tracing paper, attached to the mount. The edges are uneven, with minor nicks and tears. There are five repaired tears in the sky towards the upper right corner, the largest around 5cm. in length. Apart from some light handling marks, this work is in good condition.
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