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The Regatta (Les Régates)

Raoul Dufy

European Art

The Regatta portrays a crowd of spectators watching a boat race at Sainte-Adresse, a popular seaside resort near Le Havre, in Raoul Dufy’s native Normandy. The artist reduced the figures, sailboats, and flags to geometric forms, building his composition through blocks of bright, flattened color.
MEDIUM Oil on canvas
  • Place Made: France
  • DATES ca. 1908–1910
    DIMENSIONS 21 1/4 x 25 11/16 in. (54 x 65.2 cm) frame: 29 x 33 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (73.7 x 85.1 x 8.3 cm)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE Signed lower right: "R. Dufy"
    COLLECTIONS European Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 64.91
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Jacobs, Jr.
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1925, provenance not yet documented; before March 1925, acquired by Frances Carco of Paris, France; March 2, 1925, sold at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, “Catalogue des Tableaux, Aquarelles, Dessins et Estampes Modernes” no. 36; between 1925 and 1928, provenance not yet documented; by 1928, acquired by Bernheim-Jeune, Paris; between 1928 and 1954, provenance not yet documented; by April 22, 1954, and reportedly January 25, 1934, acquired by Alexandre Roudinesco of Paris, France; between 1955 and 1959, provenance not yet documented; after July 1959, acquired by Andre Weil; June 5, 1961, acquired from Andre Weil by Notre-Dame Supply Company; December 13, 1961, purchased from Notre-Dame Supply Company at Parke-Bernet Galleries by Max Bodner; April 28, 1964, purchased from Max Bodner by William K. Jacobs of New York, NY; June 22, 1964, gift of William K. Jacobs and Mrs. Jacobs to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CAPTION Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953). The Regatta (Les Régates), ca. 1908–1910. Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 25 11/16 in. (54 x 65.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Jacobs, Jr., 64.91. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 64.91_SL1.jpg)
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