French artist Jean Dufy (1888–1964), brother of Raoul Dufy and a contemporary of Picasso and Braque, is the subject of a major new catalogue raisonné. Galerie Jacques Bailly in Paris has released Volume III of the catalogue, a 495-page volume with 801 reproductions and essays by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker and Chantal Meslin-Perrier. The book explores Dufy's use of color, his depictions of post-war Parisian life, and his lesser-known work in porcelain design for Haviland Limoges.
The publication of this third volume completes a decades-long project that began in 2002, cementing Dufy's place in the modern art canon. Catalogue raisonnés are considered the definitive scholarly record of an artist's work, and this one has helped drive a revival of interest in Dufy, alongside exhibitions like the 2011 "Raoul and Jean Dufy – Accord and Discord" at the Musée Marmottan Monet. The book is available through Galerie Jacques Bailly.