Place de l'Abbaye, Preuilly sur Claise (1940)Preuilly sur Claise has it's own artist! Or at least it did for a while.
Jean Dufy was born in Le Havre in 1888, and in 1922 married Ismerie Coutut, who was born in Preuilly. The moved to Preuilly in 1939 and appear to have stayed there until 1948, when they bought a house in La Boissiere, a hamlet of Boussay. He lived there until his death in 1964. Both Jean Dufy and his wife are buried in Boussay.
Although I am not a huge fan of this style of painting, it would be nice to have a good print of one of his Preuilly sur Claise paintings in the house. So far the only print I can find is a painting of a vase of flowers.
Here is a catalogue of his works
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Lovely paintings, thank you! I am a fan of Jean Dufy, there is a softness in his paintings his more famous brother Raoul often lacks. Why was he overlooked? Was it the similarities? Background to to their tricky relationship and some pics. http://www.normandythenandnow.com/an-eye-for-beauty-in-le-havre/
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