The Reservoir in Golfe-Juan, at the Bird by Raoul Dufy

The Reservoir in Golfe-Juan, at the Bird - Raoul Dufy - Oil Painting

About This Piece

The Reservoir in Golfe-Juan, at the Bird - Raoul Dufy - Oil Painting suits both traditional and modern interiors. As a wildlife oil painting, it works as a standalone focal point or as part of a living room gallery wall, and unlike a print it is genuinely hand painted in oils.

Composition & Subject

Le réservoir à Golfe-Juan, à l'oiseau, 1927
Oil on canvas

In 1919, Dufy took an extended trip to the South of France, where the Mediterranean sun and lush vegetation made an immediate impression on him. He began to incorporate broad bright color with calligraphic line, developing what was to become his trademark style. As Grace L. McCann Morley writes, "It was in the twenties that Dufy adopted the peculiar conventions of color characteristic of so many of his oils and watercolors for two decades. The arrangement of bands of color to establish a composition...and application of color independent of forms and their contours became the rule. The result is an abstract color composition which exists and functions on its own terms...the result of his long research in color as the expression of light. Like the local colors that spill over the outline of the forms, they have the effect of suggesting movement" (Raoul Dufy, exh. cat., San Francisco Museum of Art, 1954, p. 18).

In the present work, the idyllic tranquility of Golfe-Juan is finely realized in the artist’s distinctive palette of lush green and deep blue to delineate the trees and sky. Bands of red dot the background, depicting the roofs of homes on the horizon. The stillness of the pool in the foreground, framed by the tall trees and overlooking the expansive landscape, imbues the scene with a calm sense of stillness—indeed the only movement on this hot day is the bird which swoops down into the pool to take a drink of water. Here, Dufy, the devoted colorist, has brilliantly captured the intensity of the light and colors in the South of France.

Collectors often choose this wildlife image when searching for wildlife oil painting that feels substantial rather than decorative or disposable.

100% Hand Painted on Canvas

This is a genuine hand painted oil painting, not a canvas print. Our painters match the palette of The Reservoir in Golfe-Juan, at the Bird by eye and build up the wildlife forms in thin layers, which is what gives the finished wildlife oil painting its luminosity.

What Is Included

• Painted entirely by hand in oils on artist-grade canvas, with no giclée or inkjet process involved.
• Supplied with a 2-inch blank border on all four sides for flexible living room display options.
• Direct-from-studio worldwide delivery with no third-party resellers.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Custom sizes available: order this painting in your preferred dimensions.
• Choose from DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and other competitively priced carriers.
• No-cost gallery stretching on wood bars, plus optional made-to-order framing.
• You will receive a photo of your completed painting by email for sign-off prior to shipping.

Styling & Placement

Hang this wildlife oil painting above a sofa, console, or bed to give a living room an instant focal point. Its fauvist palette works with both minimalist and period interiors, and the piece also makes a considered gift for housewarmings, weddings, and art lovers.

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