Marcel Dyf
Marcel Dyf Young Woman Reading

Name: Marcel Dyf Young Woman Reading
Brand: Marcel Dyf
Price: 34000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Marcel Dyf: 1899-1985. Well listed French painter. Some consider him the last of the great French Impressionists. He has had auction results over $60,000 and has sold for more in galleries. This magnificent example of his genius is an oil on canvas. It measures 28 3/4 inches wide by 23 5/8 inches high. The frame measures 38 1/2 by 32 1/2. It is in wonderful original condition. This is what you want in a Dyf. A beautiful young girl sitting reading a book with a vase of flowers and the sunlight coming through a window. Sometimes just a simple still life painting of just a vase of flowers can go for upwards of $40,000. To the best of my knowledge this is not entered into Dyf Raisonne, but for a small fee I am sure the lucky buyer can contact Claudine Dyf and send pictures to have it included. If by the slimmest of chances she states that the painting is not by him we will take back and give a full refund. We will give the lucky buyer 90 days from the date he or she receives the painting to get authenticated.

Creator:

Marcel Dyf (1899-1985, French)

Dimensions:

Height: 23.6 in (59.95 cm)Width: 28.75 in (73.03 cm)

Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Impressionist

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Condition:

Gallery Location:

San Francisco, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1378210222822

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Marcel Dyf

Known for his pastoral landscapes, still-life paintings of flower bouquets, and portraits — notably of his wife, Claudine — French painter Marcel Dyf is widely regarded as one of the last of the true Impressionists. His mastery of composition and use of soft colors influenced many artists, setting the standard for 20th-century Post-Impressionism.

Dyf was born Marcel Dreyfus in 1899 in Paris. As a child, he displayed artistic talent but briefly considered a career as an engineer before becoming a professional painter at 23, influenced by the likes of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer.

In 1922, Dyf set up a studio in Arles and initially painted landscapes, capturing scenes of the surrounding countryside in oil on canvas. He produced many landscapes depicting Provence, Brittany, Normandy and locales further afield such as Venice, Morocco and Israel.

It wasn’t long before Dyf’s works caught the eye of art dealers and collectors, and he was urged to exhibit in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français, the Salon d’Automne and the Tuileries.

In 1935, he moved from Arles to Paris and, at the outbreak of World War II, joined the French Resistance. Following the war, during the 1950s, he met 19-year-old model Claudine Godat, who — despite their 36-year age difference — became his wife, muse and subject for many of his most well-known portraits. These include Claudine Songeuse, Claudine and the Red Rose and Claudine with Flowers.

Over the course of his career, Dyf created a substantial body of work — he made landscape paintings, portraits and figurative works. He also painted frescoes in the Museon Arlaten in Arles and produced decorative pieces in the town halls of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and St-Martin-de-Crau.

Following his death in 1985, Dyf’s paintings continued to be featured in numerous exhibitions. The General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône staged a retrospective of his early works in 1995. Four years later, a show that marked what would have been his 100th birthday was held at the L’Espace Dyf in Bois-d’Arcy.

Today, Dyf’s paintings and prints are highly sought by dealers and collectors of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.

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