Year 1914 Artist Raoul Dufy | Medium woodcut Created 1914 | |
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Dimensions 45 cm × 45 cm (18 in × 18 in) Location Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou Similar Posters at Trouville, Carnival on the Grands Boulevards, The Red Concert, The Saint Gervais Church, The casino of Nice | ||
Les Alliés (Allies) is a colour woodcut, in the form of a silk scarf, by Raoul Dufy created in 1914.
It depicts six mounted soldiers, one from each of the Allies of World War I. The scene is cloudy but sunny, decorated by flowers, and is set within a square surround decorated with a pattern using the flags of the six ally nations: Japan, United Kingdom, Belgium, Russia, Serbia and France. The vivid colours, the ornaments, and the stylized characters reflect Dufy's taste for making vivid popular prints.
It is a woodcut on a silk scarf sold by Charvet Place Vendôme in 1915. It is 45 x 45 centimeters. There is a copy in the collection of the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou.
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