Bilder Raoul Dufy (1877–1953) – Planetarium at the Palais de la Découverte – Lithograph (1959)

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"Planetarium" illustrates a celestial scene featuring a stylized sun and grey clouds over an expansive deep blue firmament filled with galaxies, stars, and nebulae. Below the cosmic display, a thin band of pinkish terrain suggests a terrestrial horizon line with minimalist architectural sketches. This lithograph was published by Mourlot Freres in the book Kunst im Plakat der Pariser Schule by Andre Sauret in Paris in 1959. The work represents a graphic design created to promote astronomical sessions at the Palais de la Decouverte in Paris, capturing the artist's ability to translate scientific themes into his signature lyrical and decorative style.

Raoul Dufy was a French Fauvist painter and illustrator known for his colorful and decorative scenes of leisure, including regattas, concerts, and horse races. He developed a distinctive aesthetic characterized by rapid, shorthand drawing and thin washes of bright color that often did not align with the outlines of the subjects. Throughout his career, he worked extensively in textile design, book illustration, and public murals, contributing significantly to the visual language of modern French art. Dufy's ability to convey joie de vivre through a light and airy touch made his work highly influential in both fine art and commercial design during the mid-twentieth century.

Artist or Maker: Raoul Dufy,after.

Dimensions: Approximately 31 cm x 24 cm.

Medium: Lithograph by Mourlot

Date: 1959.

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