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Raoul Dufy

1877 - 1953

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Raoul Dufy (French pronunciation: [ʁaul dyfi]; 3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement. He gained recognition for his vibrant and decorative style, which became popular in various forms, such as textile designs, and public building decorations. Dufy is most remembered for his artwork depicting outdoor social gatherings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raoul Dufy has received more than 473,574 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Raoul Dufy is the 203rd most popular painter (up from 225th in 2019), the 660th most popular biography from France (up from 715th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular French Painter.

Raoul Dufy was a French painter who is most famous for his colorful, modernist paintings.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Raoul Dufy ranks 203 out of 2,023. Before him are Henry Fuseli, Zdzisław Beksiński, Pisanello, Quentin Matsys, Francesco Guardi, and Gerhard Richter. After him are Aristide Maillol, Joaquín Sorolla, John William Waterhouse, Alexandre Cabanel, John Everett Millais, and Georgia O'Keeffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Raoul Dufy ranks 13. Before him are Frederick Soddy, Muhammad Iqbal, Francis William Aston, Heinrich Otto Wieland, G. H. Hardy, and Louis Renault. After him are Kees van Dongen, Said Nursî, Gabriele Münter, Kārlis Ulmanis, Maurice Halbwachs, and Alfred Cortot. Among people deceased in 1953, Raoul Dufy ranks 19. Before him are Mary of Teck, Emmerich Kálmán, Hans Fritzsche, Eugene O'Neill, Vladimir Tatlin, and Ivan Bunin. After him are Erich Mendelsohn, Richard Walther Darré, Hugo Sperrle, Eduard Künneke, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Dylan Thomas.

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In France

Among people born in France, Raoul Dufy ranks 660 out of 6,770. Before him are Marin Marais (1656), Simone Veil (1927), Paul Mauriat (1925), Marie Tussaud (1761), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), and René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683). After him are Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786), Aristide Maillol (1861), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), Georges Sorel (1847), Jean Nouvel (1945), and Nicolas Fouquet (1615).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Raoul Dufy ranks 53. Before him are Frédéric Bazille (1841), Théodore Rousseau (1812), Gustave Caillebotte (1848), Maurice Utrillo (1883), Niki de Saint Phalle (1930), and Maurice de Vlaminck (1876). After him are Aristide Maillol (1861), Alexandre Cabanel (1823), Antoine-Jean Gros (1771), Pierre Bonnard (1867), Jeanne Hébuterne (1898), and Simon Vouet (1590).

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