count harry kesslers family on horseback raoul dufy

count harry kesslers family on horseback raoul dufyIn this work, Raoul Dufy chose an aristocratic and worldly subject: a horse ride in a wooded park. Count Harry Kessler, a cosmopolitan figure and influential patron of the arts at the time, had links with many modern artists, which may explain the origin of this commission or inspiration. The scene shows a number of riders riding through a green landscape. The horses and figures are sketched in broad, sometimes barely defined strokes, in a light

In this sumptuous reinterpretation of Almond Blossom

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The brushstrokes are visible

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providing a breath of fresh air and a striking contrast to the bright lines and colours

white and grey give the scene a timeless sophistication

was a lover of the countryside and the peasantry

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