Raoul dufy short biography

 Raoul Dufy was born in 1877 in Le Havre, France. His early art education came from days spent, along with his school friend Othon Friesz, studying paintings by Boudin in the La Herve museum.

He received a scholarship in 1900 that provided for studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

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Dufy then worked as an illustrator,  a fabric designer for Paul Poiret, a famous couturier, among other design work in theater and costume design.

A major mural commission, from the Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Électricité,  was awarded to Dufy.

It was for the 1937 World’s Fair Exhibition in Paris. Dufy titled the mural "La Fee Electricite”, and it was dedicated to the history and the significant role of electricity in the 20th century. Jacques Maroger, Dufy’s technical assistant during the project, had developed a new, quick drying medium that would give Dufy the translucence and vibrancy of watercolor but