Learning on ScreenRaoul Dufy: Painter and Decorator
- Synopsis
- Profiles French painter, designer and ceramicist Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) and examines the variety and inventiveness of his work. Pierre Courthion, his biographer, offers insights into the artist’s optimistic personality. Also interviews some of Dufy’s patrons, dealers, models, and the descendants of people who worked with him. Discusses the importance of Dufy’s work in the decorative arts, especially ceramics, as well as his textile designs for fashion designer Paul Poiret in the 1920s.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 1987
- Notes
- Broadcast on C4 on 20/9/89.
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- art - modern art; ceramics; Dufy, Raoul (1877-1953); textiles
Credits
- Director
- Andrew Snell
- Producer
- Elizabeth Queenan
- Contributor
- Pierre Courthion
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £14.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 53 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Production Company
- Name
Artifax
- Name
RM Arts
Sponsor
- Name
Channel Four Television
- Phone
- 071-396 4444
- Address
- LONDON
SW1P 2TX
Distributor
- Name
Phaidon Press
- Contact
- Daniel Groenewald (Head of UK Sales & Marketing)
- enquiries@phaidon.com
- Web
- http://uk.phaidon.com/store/video/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7843 1206
- Fax
- 020 7843 1215
- Notes
- A series of 60+ films on major artists, many of which have been broadcast on the Southbank Show. Sale on video. (Some of the titles are available for sale on DVD from Illuminations.
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