The Departure of the Six-Meter Boats (La Sortie des six mètres)
1936
Oil on canvas
27.9 × 70.5 cm (11 × 27.8 in)
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● On view now — Collection Gallery, Room 11, South Wall
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026
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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
At the beginning of the 20th century, Dufy was part of the Fauves du Havre, a group of expressionist painters whose works focused on the leisure society of Normandy's popular seaside resorts. This interwar painting of a sailboat race testifies to his enduring interest in the motif. Freed from naturalism, Dufy developed a unique style in which he sketched simple but easily recognizable silhouettes before adding bright and saturated colors that overflowed from the loose outlines.
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