Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)
Property from The Museum of Modern Art, sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)

Portrait du poète François Berthault

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Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)
Portrait du poète François Berthault
signed and dedicated 'Raoul Dufy A Francois Bertault' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
32 x 25 5/8 in. (81.3 x 65.1 cm.)
Painted in 1925
Provenance
Mrs. François Berthault, Paris (gift from the artist).
Perls Galleries, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Rübel, New York (1954).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1954.
Literature
“Raoul Dufy,” Seléction, Chronique de la Vie Artistique, March 1928, p. 161 (illustrated).
M. Laffaille, Raoul Dufy, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Geneva, 1976, vol. III, p. 337, no. 1337 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Perls Galleries, Raoul Dufy, January-March 1955, no. 14 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Recent Acquisitions, Painting & Sculpture, November 1955-February 1956.
Winston-Salem, The Arts Council; Springfield Art Association; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; University of Miami, Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery; Roanoke, Virginia, Hollins College; Cedar Rapids Art Association; Moscow, University of Idaho; Atlanta Public Library, Modern Portraits, September 1956-June 1957.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Portraits from the Museum Collection, May-July 1960.
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Portraits from The Museum of Modern Art, November 1960-January 1961.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Art in a Changing World, 1884-1964, Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection, July 1966-October 1968.

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