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Raoul Dufy
Woman's Shawlcirca 1925

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Embroidered textile panel on black ground with symmetrical wreath of fruits, foliage, and gold cloud forms; coral, yellow, and sage palette
Embroidered textile with a dark ground, featuring a densely stitched corner border of fruits, vegetables, and foliage in pink, yellow, teal, and cream, including a large pumpkin, melons, grapes, and oak-like leaves, with cloud motifs scattered across the upper right field.
Textile fragment with dense embroidered or woven design on black ground, featuring oversized leaves, a pink ribbed gourd or melon, sliced red fruit, yellow blossoms, and clusters of round forms in teal, gold, and grey.
Woven textile with bold botanical pattern on dark ground; large yellow ginkgo-like leaves, pears, pink berries, teal foliage, wheat sprays, and a dotted fruit cluster rendered in multicolor jacquard weave.
Textile corner detail with a dense arrangement of stylized fruits, large teal and yellow leaves, pink flowers, and grapes on a black dotted border, set against a tan ground with black cloud motifs; bold flat colors with outlined forms.
Artist or Maker
Raoul Dufy
France, 1877-1953
Title
Woman's Shawl
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1925
Medium
Silk and metallic-thread damask, printed
Dimensions
Overall: 65 × 60 1/2 in. (165.1 × 153.67 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Jane Peck Messler Bequest
Accession Number
M.2004.25
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography

  • Rado, Mei Mei. "Fabric of Light, Surface of Displacement: Lamé and Its Shine in Early Twentieth -Century French Fashion," in Materials, Practices, and Politics of Shine in Modern Art and Popular Culture, edited by Antje Krause-Wahl, Petra Loffler, and Anne Soll. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Copyright
© Estate of Raoul Dufy / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / ADAGP, Paris

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