Montmartre 1940 - Paris, France - HS

Year1940

Hand SignedLower Left in Pencil w/ Blind Stamp 

Condition Other - minor creases 

Framed with PlexiglassDark Wood Frame w/ White Mat 

Purchased fromAuction House 2023 

Provenance / HistoryCollection of Alvin and Arlene Greenbaum 

Story / Additional InfoJean Dufy (1888 - 1964) Title: Montmartre (s.9688)Medium: Original Lithograph, 1940, on Arches watermarked paper, signed by the artist in pencil, with blindstamp to left (GG in a circle)Size: Paper size: 56 x 76 cms Image size: 63 x 48 cms. Provenance: Collection of Alvin and Arlene Greenbaum Condition: A fine proof with strong colours. Minor folds and creases. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID165446

Jean Dufy - France

Art Brokerage: Jean Dufy French Artist: b. 1888-1964. Jean Dufy was a French Art Deco painter best known for his colorful depictions of post-war Parisian society, notably Jazz musicians who arrived with American soldiers. He was born on March 12, 1888 in La Havre, France as the brother of the well-known French Fauvist painter Raoul Dufy, who would serve as a mentor to Dufy throughout his career. Though he had no formal training, he decided to become a painter after seeing a gallery exhibition of Modern Art in La Havre—he had his first show in 1914 at Galerie Berthe Weill. For almost 30 years, Dufy was employed at a porcelain manufacturer hand-painting decorative designs of animals and flowers, for which he would win a gold medal at the 1925 L'exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs—the very exhibition where the term Art Deco was first coined. Dufy was for a time the next-door neighbor to Georges Braque, who would encourage the younger artist to experiment with Cubism. He died on May 12, 1964 in La Boissière, France. Listings wanted. All listings submitted must have authentication.