Raoul Dufy

Le Havre – The Artists – Dufy, Raoul – Part 2

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Le Havre. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

This is PART 2. The first part deals with only the paintings Raoul Dufy made in Le Havre (click here to read it), while this page deals with two of the Le Havre surroundings; Sainte-Adresse and Harfleur.

Raoul Dufy (1877 – 1953) was a French painter in the Fauvism, Impressionism, Modernism and Cubism movements.

He was born in Le Havre where he studied arts in the local school. He (and his younger brother Jean Dufy) both painted a lot in Normandy. He went to school in Le Havre and there became a longlife friend of fellow artist Othon Friesz. Click here to read his full bio on Wikipedia.

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Sainte-Adresse

The city of Sainte-Adresse (population: 7,400) is an immediate suburb of Le Havre and lies to the North/West alongside the coast. It shares the same seaside promenade with Le Havre.

1901 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1901 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

NOTE: The Pier at Sainte-Adresse still exists. It’s called in French “L’estacade”.

1901 Raoul Dufy - The Baths of the Marie-Christine Casino at Sainte-Adresse
1901 Raoul Dufy – The Baths of the Marie-Christine Casino at Sainte-Adresse

NOTE: Although I think the title is wrong, since there was no casino in Sainte-Adresse. The Marie-Christine Casino was on the beach of Le Havre and no longer exist since it was bombed during WWII.

1902 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1902 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1902 Raoul Dufy - The Pier at Sainte-Adresse
1902 Raoul Dufy – The Pier at Sainte-Adresse
1903 Raoul Dufy - Marie Christine Baths at Sainte Adresse
1903 Raoul Dufy – Marie Christine Baths at Sainte Adresse
1904 Raoul Dufy - On the Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1904 Raoul Dufy – On the Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1905 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1905 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1905 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1905 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte Adresse

NOTE: The castle-style house you see in the background appears to be the Villa Maritieme of Le Havre.

1906 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte Adresse

NOTE: Nowadays behind the Pier (L’estacade) of Sainte-Adresse is the Yacht Club of Le Havre building (SRH).

1906 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy - The Effect of Sunlight on the Water at Sainte-Adresse
1906 Raoul Dufy – The Effect of Sunlight on the Water at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy -  Fishermen with Red Umbrella at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy – Fishermen with Red Umbrella at Sainte-Adresse

NOTE: I would presume this the North Dike of Le Havre harbour, which looks out onto Sainte-Adresse.

1907 Raoul Dufy - Line Fishermen at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy – Line Fishermen at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy - The Jetty at Sainte-Adresse
1907 Raoul Dufy – The Jetty at Sainte-Adresse
1908 Raoul Dufy - The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1908 Raoul Dufy – The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
1912 Raoul Dufy - The Casino at Sainte-Adresse with Fishing Boats
1912 Raoul Dufy – The Casino at Sainte-Adresse with Fishing Boats
1930 Raoul Dufy - Bather at Sainte-Adresse
1930 Raoul Dufy – Bather at Sainte-Adresse
???? Raoul Dufy - The Bay of Sainte-Adresse
???? Raoul Dufy – The Bay of Sainte-Adresse

Harfleur

Harfleur (population: 8300) is a small city located close to Le Havre on the East. It’s a suburb of Le Havre.

1903 Raoul Dufy - Harfleur
1903 Raoul Dufy – Harfleur

Raoul Dufy painted in several places in France (but notably in Normandy), the list is shown below (a link “” to the works for each city will appear below when published):

Here are the painters/artists who painted in Le Havre (a “*” indicates that the artist did not worked directly in Le Havre itself, instead worked closeby, a link “” to the artist’s works will appear below when published):

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