The Window in Nice by Raoul Dufy

The Window in Nice - Raoul Dufy - Fauvist Canvas Wall Art

About This Piece

Choose The Window in Nice as a hand painted oil painting and skip the compromise of printed wall decor. Based on Raoul Dufy's original. Our artists rebuild the fine art composition stroke by stroke, producing fauvist canvas wall art with lasting color depth.

The Story Behind the Painting

1938
Oil on canvas

Dufy visited the South of France frequently in the 1920s and 1930s, staying mainly in Nice, his wife's place of birth. Here he was fascinated with the strength and intensity of the light, much as he had been on his trip to Sicily in the early 1920s and during his first visit to North Africa in 1926. The light of the south permitted him to reconsider his pictorial surface by rearranging it into broad areas of colour which are distributed across the composition. 'Light is the soul of colour', he wrote, '...without light, colour is lifeless' (letter to A. Lhote, 1943, quoted in J. Lassaigne, Raoul Dufy, Geneva 1951, p. 30). Dufy's notion of couleur-lumière enabled him to re-invent the light and distribute it across distinct planes, placing more emphasis on tonal relations and their equivalent in light than on true colour.

The present work depicts the Gulf of Nice, framed by the shutters and balustrade of a balcony. This pictorial conceit, so often a preoccupation for artists concerned with the definition of space, was one that Dufy had explored to great effect at different points in his career, not least in the early days. The iconographic element of the window allows Dufy to link the interior with the exterior and to further create unity of the pictorial plane. The open door acts as a frame for the landscape beyond and gives a greater sense of depth to the coast stretching away from the surface of the work.

As bedroom wall art, the piece pairs naturally with other fauvist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.

100% Hand Painted on Canvas

This is a genuine hand painted oil painting, not a canvas print. Our painters match the palette of The Window in Nice by eye and build up the fine art forms in thin layers, which is what gives the finished fine art oil painting its luminosity.

Product Details

• 100% hand-painted oil painting on artist-grade canvas — never a print or digital reproduction.
• Comes with a 2-inch unpainted margin on every side, ready for stretcher bars or a frame.
• We dispatch worldwide ourselves, so there are no middlemen in the chain.
• 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.
• Any size you need can be produced — just tell us your preferred dimensions.
• Multiple low-cost carriers available, including DHL, UPS, FedEx and USPS.
• No-cost gallery stretching on wood bars, plus optional made-to-order framing.
• Before dispatch we email a digital proof so you can approve the finished canvas.

Styling & Placement

Hang this fine art oil painting above a sofa, console, or bed to give a bedroom 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.

Shipping & Guarantee

Order The Window in Nice as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting fauvist character to your bedroom. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.