Artist: Marcel Dyf (1899 - 1985)
Entitled: Claudine on the Balcony
Size: 71 x 58cm
Description: Oil on Canvas, signed, Date circa 1971(old label verso)
Price: Sold
Marcel Dyf was born in Paris on the 7th October 1899. As a youth he was influenced by the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements that he observed in Paris and Normandy, where he spent his holidays. He started a career in engineering but it was short lived and he was still in his early twenties when he decided to become an artist. He moved to Arles in Provence where he bought a studio and began zealously painting the inspirational landscapes that were new to him. Dyf was entirely self-taught as an artist. He remained in Arles for thirteen years before returning to Paris in 1935. During World War II he joined the Resistance and was based in Correze. After the war, Dyf held exhibitions of his work in some of the major cities in France. In 1950 he acquired a studio in Cannes, where he met his wife, Claudine in 1954. Claudine was 19 years old, 36 years younger than Dyf. They married in 1965 and she devoted her life to travelling with Dyf, continually looking for new scenes to paint. A member of L'Ecole Francais, Dyf's fame rapidly spread outside his native France and a number of successful exhibitions of his work have been held in the United States of America and Great Britain. He died on 16th September 1985. Exhibited: France (Salon des Artistes Francais, Salon d' Autumn, Salon des Tuilleries) United States of America Great Britain
Dyf was born in Paris, October 7, 1899. He was considered a figure, still life, and landscape painter from the French School. Frost and Reed of London represented Marcel Dyf for most of his entire career. It was during their 1987 exhibition that Marcel Dyf's untimely death was announced. His death brought ever closer the end of an era. Dyf was one of the few true post-impressionist still living. The 1987 exhibition was closed until the estate could be properly sorted. In 1990 Frost and Reed organized a Retrospective Exhibition which was overwhelmingly received.
Dyf like many other young French artist, was heavily influenced by Pierre A. Renoir. Dyf took the influence of Renoir and developed his own definite style. During his early career, Marcel Dyf started exhibiting at the Salon des Artists Francois, Salon d'Automore and Salon Des Tulleries (at the Louvre). His acceptance was immediate and his career became more than ever expected. It was during these exhibitions that Marcel Dyf was introduced to Frost and Reed of London. Frost and Reed's interest may have been the single most important event in his career. It was through them and their contacts that Marcel Dyf began exhibiting in London, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, and many other international cities. It was through them and their efforts and Marcel's popularity that prints of all his work were being produced and sold throughout the world.
Listed:
E.Benezit,Volume IV, pg. 85.
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