CHAPTER FIVE: ART AND NARRATIVE
A) THE YELLOW VIOLIN
The artist here is famous for his use of line and colour. Through
his artwork, he created a decorative style that became popular
in interior spaces which led him to wear many hats.
or
B) PLAY
The artist here is probably more notable for several of his
classical compositions, however, one of his more visual pieces
of work is displayed here in bright yellow. His use of line and
warm colours emulate the loud and bright classical music he
has composed over his career.
or
C) JOYOUS ACCOMPANIMENT
This piece is famously known as the ‘fifteen minute
masterpiece’. The artist who created this piece did so under
fifteen-minutes with only two colours. This piece was meant to
be a personal exercise however it was discovered decades after
the artist had passed, increasing its value.
ANSWER:
born Le Havre, France, 1877; died Forcalquier, France 1953
oil on canvas
RAOUL DUFY, THE YELLOW VIOLIN (1949)
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