The Regatta (Les Régates)

Raoul Dufy

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

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.

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) frame: 29 x 33 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (73.7 x 85.1 x 8.3 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)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

The Regatta (Les Régates)

Date

ca. 1908–1910

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

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)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "R. Dufy"

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Jacobs, Jr.

Accession Number

64.91

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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