On June 3, 1877, Raoul Dufy was born in Le Havre, France. At a very young age, Dufy left school to begin working at a coffee importing company. However, it wasn’t until the age of 18 where he discovered his true passion for art. In 1895, he started taking evening art classes at École des Beaux-Arts and painted mostly watercolour landscapes. Eventually, he won a scholarship to study at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There, he was greatly influenced by Impressionist painter Claude Monet and soon developed his own unique colourful style.
“Intérieur à la Fenêtre Ouverte” (1928) 
“Paris, Livre d’or de Marianne” (1927)
In 1901, Dufy entered his first exhibition at the Exhibition of French Artists and was lucky enough to gain attention and support from various fellow artists at the time. Soon enough, he expressed interest in Fauvism, particularly when he visited the Salon Des Indépendants in 1905. There, he found inspiration in Henri Matisse’s “Luxe, Calme et Volupté”. Until about 1909, he followed the artist group Les Fauves bright and vivid colour palette, until he realized that he could create his own subtle, yet still Fauvist style.
“Regatta at Cowes” (1934) 
“Le Tennis” (1919) textile
Throughout the late 1920s, he painted many different yacht scenes in France using bright oils and watercolours. However, he also experimented with many other different mediums including murals, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, and even stationary. Unfortunately, in 1950, he developed severe arthritis in his hand which greatly impacted his ability to paint. Only three years later, Raoul Dufy passed away on March 23, 1953 at the age of 75.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Dufy https://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/raoul-dufy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Raoul-Dufy Images: https://www.artfixdaily.com/blogs/post/579-raoul-and-jean-dufy-at-the-mus%C3%A9e-marmottan-monet https://www.helenebailly.com/en/artistes/presentation/9122/dufy-raoul#artwork-11279 https://www.moma.org/collection/works/194451
Jordan,
Excellent Presentation on Bonnard! Good choice of artist. Solid information showing both old photo images as well as paintings. Also good personal insights into his work. Your delivery was well paced and relaxed. Liked that you showed both his poster work and his nudes in the bath series which is what he’s most known for. Well Done!
10/10
Jeff
Jordan,
Nice work on Dufy here! Good solid information and just enough personal thoughts with that info for this type of blog post. Good writing style and very entertaining to read. Look forward to your final post.
Jeff