Hélène Dufau Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hélène Dufau Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 22, 2024
CLEMENTINE HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869 - 1937)
Est: €800 - €1,200
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937) Poster for the Hanoi Exhibition, 3 November 1902 - 31 January 1903 colour lithograph, signed in the plate, published by the société coloniale des beaux arts, printed by Charles Verneau, Paris , numbered and stamped. small tears, canvas covered and mounted on a framed panel H : 80 cm W : 111 cm
Haynault
Mar. 03, 2024
Pelote Basque. ca. 1903.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
ARTIST: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) SIZE: 42 1/2 x 58 5/8 in./108 x 149 cm PRINTER: Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris DESCRIPTION: Dufau, a rare female artist of the period, was born in the Basque country: an ideal location for this illustration of Pelote Basque. The effect she creates here is stunning. As the player whips the ball back upon the playing field, he looks right at the female spectator. She returns his glance. Immediately, all of the energy and motion of the athlete's torque is transferred to the woman's clothing; frenetic brushstrokes capture the whizz of the ball and the sexual frisson of the moment. (Art Nouveau; Sports)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 18, 2023
Poster by Clementine H. Dufau - La Fronde
Est: €2,400 - €4,000
La Fronde - 138x96, 1898, on paper , La Fronde was the first feminist newspaper in France and was entirely women-run by Clementine H. Dufau (1869-1937)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Nov. 12, 2023
La Fronde. 1898.
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
ARTIST: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) SIZE: 54 x 39 in./137.3 x 99 cm PRINTER: Imp. Charle Verneau, Paris DESCRIPTION: “La Fronde was the organ of the French radical feminist movement founded by suffragette Marguerite Durand. The magazine aroused much controversy and local ordinances were passed forbidding its dissemination in schools or workplaces, or sale on newsstands. Despite this persecution, the periodical somehow survived until World War I. In the design, the woman in green obviously stands for Durand, symbolically pointing the way forward to her followers. The artist Dufau was an outspoken champion of women’s rights herself, and this poster justly became her most famous work” (Gold, p. 72). (Art Nouveau; Literary)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jun. 28, 2023
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) Hommage a Renoir
Est: -
signed ‘CH Dufau’ (lower left) oil on canvas 68 х 64 cm signé 'CH Dufau' (en bas à gauche) huile sur toile 68 х 64 cm
Hermitage Fine Art
Jun. 01, 2023
Dufau, Clémentine-Hélène (1869-1937) La Fronde.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Dufau, Clémentine-Hélène (1869-1937) La Fronde. Paris: Charle Verneau, 1898. Large landscape format chromolithographic poster advertising the radical French feminist newspaper, La Fronde; mounted on linen and lightly rolled, 54 x 39 in. La Fronde, or The Slingshot, was founded by feminist activist Marguerite Durand (1864-1936) and first published in December 1897. The paper was managed, edited and composed exclusively by women. In a contemporary newspaper interview published in the British press, Durand said that she was inspired to start La Fronde when Paris "match girls" staged a general strike. "I made up my mind that a journal was absolutely necessary, not only to force the Chamber of Deputies to recognize that we had civil and political rights, but also to defend the interests of poor women workers and to guide them in forming themselves into unions or in joining existing syndicates, because I am convinced that mixed trade unions are needed to put an end to the terrible competition of the sexes, and to force employers of labor to respect the principle of equal pay for equal work." Dufau's image reinforces Durand's general plan, depicting a well-dressed woman in the foreground gesturing out over Paris while clasping the hand of a gaunt disheveled woman with a small child.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 28, 2022
After Clémentine Hélène Dufau (French, 1869–1937), Lithographic Poster, Frame: 58 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (148.59 x 110.49 cm.)
Est: $200 - $400
After Clémentine Hélène Dufau (French, 1869–1937), Lithographic Poster,
Weschler's
Apr. 23, 2021
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937)
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937) Jeune Femme face à la mer autoportrait présumé Huile sur toile monogrammée en bas à gauche 100 x 87 cm Vendu avec faculté de réunion
Côte Basque Enchères
Apr. 23, 2021
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937)
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937) Jeune homme à la lecture sur fond de jardin avec Trois Couronnes Portrait présumé du fils d'Edmond Rostand, Maurice Huile sur toile monogrammée en bas à gauche 100 x 87 cm Vendu avec faculté de réunion Clémentine Hélène DUFAU fut élève de Wiliam Bouguereau et Tony Robert-Fleury à l’académie Julian à Paris. Lors du Salon des Artistes Français de 1902, Edmond Rostand tombe sous le charme de cette jeune artiste et lui commande la décoration de sa Villa Arnaga à Cambo : Ces nus « insinuent en nous, une suggestion de saveur de fruit mûr, ferme et rond, comme d’une fleur qui serait déjà presque un fruit ». Entre 1906 et 1912, Clémentine Hélène Dufau s’établit à Guethary et œuvre donc à ce prestigieux chantier. Elle est alors très proche de Maurice, le fils d’Edmond Rostand. « Déstabilisée par la mort de sa mère, touchée pour la première fois par une certaine solitude, elle se prend d'une passion amoureuse, qu'elle qualifie elle-même de « folle », pour Maurice Rostand, le fils encore adolescent de l'écrivain, qui ne cache pourtant pas ses penchants homosexuels. Cette relation tourmentée et à sens unique dure plusieurs années ». Un portrait au chapeau de Maurice Rostand est conservé à Arnaga. Nos deux tableaux s’inscrivent dans ce style et cette période symboliste de l’œuvre de Clémentine-Hélène Dufau. Maurice Rostand est tout à fait reconnaissable, représenté en éphèbe philosophe, dans un jardin d’une riche propriété avec vue sur les Trois Couronnes, campant ainsi le paysage du pays basque. Ce jardin est probablement l’évocation du jardin de la Villa Arnaga, à moins que la vue ne nous renvoit au Pavillon Royal, domaine de la Reine de Serbie, à Bidart. En pendant, alanguie face à la mer, depuis la balustrade surplombant la falaise, une jeune femme sobrement drapée d’un voile mariale d’un bleu captivant, noie son regard dans l’horizon. Observe t’elle son Amour détourné, resté plongé dans la littérature et la poésie ? Faut-il voir dans cette œuvre l’autoportrait d’une femme en attente de reconnaissance ? En 1909, Clémentine-Hélène Dufau reconnue par ses pairs reçoit la légion d’honneur. Elle exécute de nombreux portraits et travaille surtout à la décoration de grands édifices comme à la Sorbonne.
Côte Basque Enchères
Dec. 19, 2020
Clementine Helene Dufau. "Amiez vos Parents"
Est: $300 - $500
(French, 1869-1937). Color lithograph, signed in the stone lr, 51 1/2 x 36 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Oct. 30, 2020
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Clémentine Hélène DUFAU (1869-1937) Centaure et Déjanire Huile sur toile signée en bas à gauche 45 x 65 cm Elève à Paris de Bouguereau et Tony Robert-Fleury à l'académie Julian, elle expose dans de nombreux salon entre 1887 et 1927. Le musée Basque de Bayonne conserve deux oeuvres de cette artiste qui habitait Guethary et à peint pour la décoration d'Arnaga, la villa d'Edmond Rostan à Cambo.
Côte Basque Enchères
Apr. 19, 2020
Helene Dufau, Portrait of Gentleman, Oil on Canvas
Est: $100 - $300
Helene Dufau (French, 1869-1937), half length portrait of older gentleman with mustache, oil on canvas, signed L/L, relined, image 28" x 23", framed 32" x 27 1/2". Provenance: From a Cathedral City, California collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Jul. 29, 2019
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
(Quinsac, 1869 - Paris, 1937) Jeu de paume Signé C H Dufau et daté 1905 en bas à droite Huile sur toile, 164X301 cm Cette grande toile enchante non seulement pour sa grâce décorative mais aussi pour la fusion spectaculaire et réussie de la forme humaine avec la nature. La sinuosité des corps presque entremêlés les uns avec les autres se confond avec le fond où la lumière semble caresser les éléments qui animent le tableau. L'art d'Hélène Dufau est en évolution constante- si ses débuts sont sous le signe du réalisme, son art s'éloigne rapidement de l'académisme pour se tourner vers le courant symboliste. Artiste fort appréciée à Paris, on lui doit la décoration de la nouvelle Sorbonne avec ses panneaux intitulés Astronomie et Mathématiques et Radioactivité et Magnétisme. Une oeuvre avec un thème et une composition similaires à notre toile, intitulée Automne,a été conservée au Musée du Luxembourg dès 1903, et ensuite rachetée par Musée d'Orsay. Bibliographie de référence : M Milhou, De lumiere et d'ombre:Clementine- Hélène Dufau (Quinsac, 1869- Paris, 1937),Bordeaux 1997, ad vocem Cette grande toile enchante non seulement pour sa grâce décorative mais aussi pour la fusion spectaculaire et réussie de la forme humaine avec la nature. La sinuosité des corps presque entremêlés les uns avec les autres se confond avec le fond où la lumière semble caresser les éléments qui animent le tableau. L'art d'Hélène Dufau est en évolution constante: si ses débuts sont sous le signe du réalisme, son art s'éloigne rapidement de l'académisme pour se tourner vers le courant symboliste. Artiste fort appréciée à Paris, on lui doit la décoration de la nouvelle Sorbonne avec ses panneaux intitulés Astronomie et Mathématiques et Radioactivité et Magnétisme. Une oeuvre avec un thème et une composition similaires à notre toile, intitulée Automne, a été conservée au Musée du Luxembourg dès 1903, et ensuite rachetée par Musée d'Orsay. Bibliographie de référence: M Milhou, De lumiere et d'ombre: Clementine- Hélène Dufau (Quinsac, 1869- Paris, 1937), Bordeaux 1997, ad vocem
Wannenes - Art Contact SARL
Feb. 24, 2019
LEnfant à Travers les Ages. 1901.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
ARTIST: CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) SIZE: 37 7/8 x 53 5/8 in./96.3 x 136.2 cm PRINTER: Imp. Charle Verneau, Paris DESCRIPTION: This captivating poster advertised an exhibition of pictures of children through the ages at the Petit Palais in Paris from April to June of 1901. The designer was one of the first women to make a name for herself as a poster artist. Originally a naturalistic painter, Dufau later became a lithographer in the decorative and symbolist veins. This version includes text. (Art Exhibitions; Art Nouveau)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Aug. 01, 2018
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937). LA FRONDE. 1898. 39x54 inches, 99x137 cm. Charles Verneau, Paris.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) LA FRONDE. 1898. 39x54 inches, 99x137 1/4 cm. Charles Verneau, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears and extensive overpainting in margins. Dufau, primarily a painter, took much of her inspiration from the Basque country from whence her family came. Although she was not a professional graphic artist, every time she tried her hand at designing a poster, she was successful. In 1896 she won a contest to design a poster for the Bal des Increvables, and in 1903 she won another competition for her poster for Byrrh tonic. In 1898, Dufau was accepted as a member of the Société des Artistes Français. That same year, she was commissioned to design a poster to advertise a new feminist magazine, La Fronde. " La Fronde was the organ of the French radical feminist movement founded by the suffragette Marguerite Durand. The magazine aroused much controversy, and local ordinances were passed forbidding its dissemination in schools and workplaces, or sale on newsstands . . . the woman in green obviously stands for Durand, symbolically pointing the way forward to her followers" (Gold p. 72). Crauzat, writing in l'Estampe et l'Affiche, referred to this poster as a "superb composition of grandiose realism and vibrating symbolism." That Dufau's work was inspired by Steinlen is clear, but in return his work may have been influenced by hers, as his poster Le Petit Sou (1900) is conceptually constructed the same way. DFP-II 313, Gold 98, Maitres 1900 p. 59, Wember 234, Wine Spectator 106.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 07, 2018
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (FRENCH 1869-1937)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (FRENCH 1869-1937) Hommage a Renoir, oil on canvas 64.1 x 68 cm (25 1/4 x 26 3/4 in.) signed lower left Clementine Helene Dufau studied at the Academie Julian under William Bouguereau, Tony Robert-Fleury and Gabriel Ferrier, some of the most important artists of the academic style. Academie Julian was one of the first academies to accept female students and also allow women to study nude, one of Dufau’s favorite subjects. The artist is best known for her posters during the Belle Epoque period with the most famous poster La Fronde, 1898, showing the rise of the feminist movement in France.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Feb. 25, 2018
Pelote Basque. ca. 1903.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 43 1/4 x 59 1/8 in./109.8 x 150.2 cm Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris Dufau, a rare female artist of the period, was born in the Basque country: ideal for this illustration of Pelote Basque. The effect she creates here is stunning. As the player whips the ball back upon the playing field, he looks right at the female spectator. She returns his glance. Immediately, all of the energy and motion of the athlete's torque is transferred to the woman's clothing: frenetic brushstrokes capturing the whizz of the ball and the sexual frisson of the moment. (Sports; Art Nouveau)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 08, 2018
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (French, 1869-1937) PARIS EXHIBITION PIECE, 1900.
Est: $400 - $600
Lithograph in colors. Housed in a modern giltwood frame, matted under glass. Signed in plate lower right "C.H. Dufau". Note: Art Nouveau period poster, presumably created for the Paris exhibition of 1900, where she was awarded a silver medal SIZE: Sight 51-1/2" x 36". Overall 60-1/2" x 43-1/2" CONDITION: Very good with some creases, (not examined out of frame), appears to be framed in archival materials 52948-1
James D. Julia
Aug. 16, 2017
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (French, 1869-1937) PARIS EXHIBITION PIECE, 1900.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lithograph in colors. Housed in a modern giltwood frame, matted under glass. Signed in plate lower right "C.H. Dufau". NOTE: Art Nouveau period poster, presumably created for the Paris exhibition of 1900, where she was awarded a silver medal SIZE: Sight 51-1/2" x 36". Overall 60-1/2" x 43-1/2" CONDITION: Very good with some creases, (not examined out of frame), appears to be framed in archival materials 51874-2
James D. Julia
May. 24, 2017
Clementine Helene Dufau (French, 1869-1937) La Fronde.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Clementine Helene Dufau (French, 1869-1937) La Fronde. Color lithographic poster dated to 1898, signed in the stone. Ref: Gold 98 37.5" x 52.5" Frame: 51.5" x 66"
SUSANIN'S
Feb. 09, 2017
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (French, 1869-1937) PARIS EXHIBITION PIECE, 1900.
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
Lithograph in colors. Housed in a modern giltwood frame, matted under glass. Signed in plate lower right "C.H. Dufau". NOTE: Art Nouveau period poster, presumably created for the Paris exhibition of 1900, where she was awarded a silver medal SIZE: Sight 51-1/2" x 36". Overall 60-1/2" x 43-1/2" CONDITION: Very good with some creases, (not examined out of frame), appears to be framed in archival materials 51025-2
James D. Julia
Nov. 04, 2016
Hanoï. 1902
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 45 1/4 x 31 1/4 in./115 x 79.5 cm Charles Verneau, Paris As the capital of French Indochina had switched from Saigon to Hanoi earlier that year, it seemed natural that the colony's first world's fair would be held there. It would feature exhibitions from the major French colonies as well as other areas of Southeast Asia. While the event proved popular, it would leave the city in financial ruin for nearly a decade. (world fair, hanoi, indochine)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 04, 2016
Pelote Basque. ca. 1930
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 43 1/4 x 59 1/8 in./109.8 x 150.2 cm Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris If there were few female artists during the Belle Époque, there were even fewer good and successful ones. Dufau, however, never created a bad poster -- in fact, she frequently won competitions and commissions, the end results of which have given us some of the best designs of the era. Coming from the Basque region of France, it seemed natural that an artist of such skill would be the ideal choice to represent the area's homegrown sport of jai-alai. There is a deft delicacy in the way she portrays the sportsmen, a perfect mastery of how to replicate the moment of sheer rapture as the women inhale in surprise. It is a beautiful balance between glamour and excitement. (sports, gan)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 04, 2016
Bal des Increvables. 1896
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 38 1/4 x 54 7/8 in./97.3 x 139.4 cm Imp. Charles Verneau, Paris From the few historic references that mention it, the Bal des Increvables was a costumed cycling party - a concept fully demonstrated in this pastel-hued design by Dufau in which Renaissance dandies and Nors gods pedal merrily toward an allegorical goddess holding the masks of comedy and tragedy. Note the Sagot sale stamp in the lower margin, indicating that this copy was sold by the leading poster dealer in Paris at the time. (bicycle, bike)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 30, 2016
Hanoï. 1902
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 45 1/4 x 31 1/4 in./115 x 79.5 cm Charles Verneau, Paris As the capital of French Indochina had switched from Saigon to Hanoi earlier that year, it seemed natural that the colony's first world's fair would be held there. It would feature exhibitions from the major French colonies as well as other areas of Southeast Asia. While the event proved popular, it would leave the city in financial ruin for nearly a decade. (world fair, hanoi, indochine)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 30, 2016
Pelote Basque. ca. 1930
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 43 1/4 x 59 1/8 in./109.8 x 150.2 cm Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris If there were few female artists during the Belle Époque, there were even fewer good and successful ones. Dufau, however, never created a bad poster -- in fact, she frequently won competitions and commissions, the end results of which have given us some of the best designs of the era. Coming from the Basque region of France, it seemed natural that an artist of such skill would be the ideal choice to represent the area's homegrown sport of jai-alai. There is a deft delicacy in the way she portrays the sportsmen, a perfect mastery of how to replicate the moment of sheer rapture as the women inhale in surprise. It is a beautiful balance between glamour and excitement. (sports, great art nouveau)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 30, 2016
Bal des Increvables. 1896
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 38 1/4 x 54 7/8 in./97.3 x 139.4 cm Imp. Charles Verneau, Paris From the few historic references that mention it, the Bal des Increvables was a costumed cycling party - a concept fully demonstrated in this pastel-hued design by Dufau in which Renaissance dandies and Nors gods pedal merrily toward an allegorical goddess holding the masks of comedy and tragedy. Note the Sagot sale stamp in the lower margin, indicating that this copy was sold by the leading poster dealer in Paris at the time. (bicycle, bike)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 21, 2016
Clementine-Helene Dufau, French, (1869 - 1937)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Untitled, Lady Oil on canvas Signed lower upper right 39cm x 31cm
Aalders Auctions
Feb. 05, 2016
Hanoï. 1902
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 45 1/4 x 31 1/4 in./115 x 79.5 cm Charles Verneau, Paris As the capital of French Indochina had switched from Saigon to Hanoi earlier that year, it seemed natural that the colony's first world's fair would be held there. It would feature exhibitions from the major French colonies as well as other areas of Southeast Asia. While the event proved popular, it would leave the city in financial ruin for nearly a decade.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jan. 31, 2016
Hanoï. 1902
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 45 1/4 x 31 1/4 in./115 x 79.5 cm Charles Verneau, Paris As the capital of French Indochina had switched from Saigon to Hanoi earlier that year, it seemed natural that the colony's first world's fair would be held there. It would feature exhibitions from the major French colonies as well as other areas of Southeast Asia. While the event proved popular, it would leave the city in financial ruin for nearly a decade.
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 08, 2015
Pelote Basque. ca. 1903
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 42 1/4 x 58 1/4 in./107.5 x 148 cm Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris If there were few female artists during the Belle Époque, there were even fewer good and successful ones. Dufau, however, never created a bad poster -- in fact, she frequently won competitions and commissions, the end results of which have given us some of the best designs of the era. Coming from the Basque region of France, it seemed natural that an artist of such skill would be the ideal choice to represent the area's homegrown sport of jai-alai. There is a deft delicacy in the way she portrays the sportsmen, a perfect mastery of how to replicate the moment of sheer rapture as the women inhale in surprise. It is a beautiful balance between glamour and excitement.
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 03, 2015
Pelote Basque. ca. 1903
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 42 1/4 x 58 1/4 in./107.5 x 148 cm Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris If there were few female artists during the Belle Époque, there were even fewer good and successful ones. Dufau, however, never created a bad poster -- in fact, she frequently won competitions and commissions, the end results of which have given us some of the best designs of the era. Coming from the Basque region of France, it seemed natural that an artist of such skill would be the ideal choice to represent the area's homegrown sport of jai-alai. There is a deft delicacy in the way she portrays the sportsmen, a perfect mastery of how to replicate the moment of sheer rapture as the women inhale in surprise. It is a beautiful balance between glamour and excitement.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Mar. 25, 2015
DUFAU, CLEMENTINE HELENE (Quinsac 1869 - nach 1930 Paris)
Est: CHF800 - CHF1,200
DUFAU, CLEMENTINE HELENE (Quinsac 1869 - nach 1930 Paris) Spazierweg am Waldrand mit Familie. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten rechts signiert: Ch. Dufau. 92,2 x 73,7 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung. DUFAU, CLEMENTINE HELENE (Quinsac 1869 - after 1930 Paris) Family walk along the forest path. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right: Ch. Dufau. 92.2 x 73.7 cm. Provenance: Swiss private collection.
Koller Auctions
Oct. 28, 2014
Clémentine - Hélène DUFAU (1869 - 1937) BAL DES INCREVABLES AU CASINO DE PARIS - 1896
Est: €400 - €500
Clémentine - Hélène DUFAU (1869 - 1937) BAL DES INCREVABLES AU CASINO DE PARIS - 1896 Affiches Charles Verneau - 114, Rue Oberkampf - Paris État B: traces de plis et petits manques. 138 x 97,5 cm.
Artcurial
Sep. 17, 2014
DUFAU, CLEMENTINE HELENE(Quinsac 1869 - nach 1930
Est: CHF2,000 - CHF3,000
DUFAU, CLEMENTINE HELENE (Quinsac 1869 - nach 1930 Paris) Spazierweg am Waldrand mit Familie. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten rechts signiert: Ch. Dufau. 92,2 x 73,7 cm.
Koller Auctions
Sep. 12, 2013
Clémentine Hélène Dufau (French, 1869-1937)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Clémentine Hélène Dufau (French, 1869-1937) La baigneuse signed 'C H. Dufau' (lower left) oil on canvas 25¾ x 26½ in. (65.3 x 67 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 31, 2013
Clémentine Hélène Dufau (French, 1869-1937)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Clémentine Hélène Dufau (French, 1869-1937) La baigneuse signed 'C H. Dufau' (lower left) oil on canvas 25¾ x 26½ in. (65.3 x 67 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 01, 2012
Clémentine Hélène Dufau (1869-1937)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Clémentine Hélène Dufau (1869-1937) PELOTE BASQUE lithograph in colours, c.1903, printed by Malherbe, Paris, condition B+; backed on linen 58½ x 42½in. (148 x 108cm.)
Christie's
May. 06, 2012
Pelote Basque. ca. 1903
Est: $12,000 - $15,000
Artist: CLÉMENTINE-HÉLÈNE DUFAU (1869-1937) Size: 42 x 57 7/8 in./106.7 x 196.7 cm Imp. G. de Malherbe, Paris If there were few female artists during the Belle Époque, there were even fewer good and successful ones. Dufau, however, never created a bad poster -- in fact, she frequently won competitions and commissions, the end results of which have given us some of the best designs of the era. Coming from the Basque region of France, it seemed natural that an artist of such skill would be the ideal choice to represent the area’s homegrown sport of jai-alai. There is a deft delicacy in the way she portrays the sportsmen, a perfect mastery of how to replicate the moment of sheer rapture as the women inhale in surprise. It is a beautiful balance between glamour and excitement.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 15, 2010
CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937). PELOTE BASQUE. Circa 1903. 58x42 inches, 148x108 cm. G. de Malherbe, Paris.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) PELOTE BASQUE. Circa 1903. 58 1/2x42 1/2 inches, 148 1/2x108 cm. G. de Malherbe, Paris. Condition B / B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins and image; abrasions and creases in image. Dufau, a painter of Basque origin, was one of the few women artists who designed posters during the Belle Epoque. In 1898 she was accepted as a member of the Societé des Artistes Français. Although she was not a professional graphic artist, every time she designed a poster, she was successful. In 1896 she won a contest to design a poster for the Bal des Increvables and in 1903 she won another competition for her poster advertising Byrrh tonic. As jai-alai is originally a Basque sport, Dufau was an obvious choice to design this poster. She was familiar with the game and was able infuse the image with a natural fluidity and grace as well as a keen eye for the spectacle and glamour of an afternoon's sporting event. Sportissimo p. 69, Gold 129.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 28, 2010
Clementine-Helene Dufau (1869-1937) PELOTE BASQUE Color lithograph
Est: $800 - $1,200
Clementine-Helene Dufau (1869-1937) PELOTE BASQUE Color lithograph, printed by G. Malherbe, Paris, laid on linen, lightstain, creasing and tears throughout, some foxing and soiling, a few small losses, top right sheet corner reattached, otherwise in good condition, with (full?) margins. Sheet 58 1/2 x 43 inches; 1486 x 1092 mm.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 16, 2009
CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937). L'ENFANT A TRAVERS LES AGES. 1901. 59x39 inches, 150x99 cm. Charles Verneau, Paris.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) L'ENFANT A TRAVERS LES AGES. 1901. 59x39 1/4 inches, 150x99 1/2 cm. Charles Verneau, Paris. Condition B+: creases, foxing and abrasions in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds; text panel attached to upper margin. Framed. Dufau, a painter of Basque origin, was one of the few women artists who designed posters during the Belle Epoque. Part of her career involved a movement called "Art at School." The program, initiated by the French government, placed lithographs in schools to familiarize children with art. Four of her works from this program, which were acclaimed by the authorities for their high moral standards, were published. Perhaps the combination of children and school prepared her for the commission she received to design this poster a year later. The image she created for the exhibition, l'Enfant a Travers les Ages (Children through the ages), at the Petit Palais in Paris, is done in a soft-toned, loving manner using flat colors very much in the style of Vuillard. DFP II-315.
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Jan. 25, 2009
C.H. DUFAU. INTERIOR WITH FIGURES, COLOR LITHO
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Clementine Helene Dufau (French, 1869-1937). Grandmother, Mother, and Child in an Interior, color lithograph, 51 1/4 x 36 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Dec. 17, 2008
POSTER: CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937).
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) [L'ENFANT A TRAVERS LES AGES.] 1901. 54 3/4x39 1/2 inches, 139x100 cm. Charles Vernau, Paris. Condition B+: staining along bottom margin and lower left corner; creases in margins and image; restored pin holes in corners. Dufau, a painter with Basque origins, was one of the few women artists who designed posters during the Belle Epoque. She participated in the "Art at School" movement. Four of her works, which were acclaimed by the authorities for their high moral standards, were published. Perhaps the combination of children and school prepared her for the commission she received to design this poster a year later. The image she created for the exhibition, l'Enfant a Travers les Ages (Children through the ages), at the Petit Palais in Paris, is done in a soft-toned, loving style using flat colors very much in the style of Vuillard. This is the version before text. DFP II, 315 (var).
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Dec. 06, 2008
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937): MADEMOISELLE
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937): MADEMOISELLE AVEC UNE RAQUETTE DE TENNIS
STAIR
Nov. 09, 2008
Societe des Miniaturistes et Enlumineurs.
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Societe des Miniaturistes et Enlumineurs. CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) Imp. Charles Verneau, Paris Cond B-/Restored tears at folds and edges. For those not familiar with the specific terminology used in this exquisitely-halcyon Dufau advertisement, an illuminator is an artist that specializes in the decoration of a portion of a page with gold and silver inks or brilliant colors featuring elaborate designs or miniature pictures. And that's precisely what Dufau sets forth in this poster for the Fourth Exhibition of French Miniaturists and Illuminators-albeit in an allegorically captivating manner-presented by Georges Petit. Petit (1856-1920) was a French art dealer, a key figure in the Paris art world and an important promoter and cultivator of Impressionist artists-most notably Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir and Auguste Rodin. Dufau was one of the first women to make a name for herself as a poster artist. Originally a naturalistic painter, she later became a lithographer in the decorative and symbolist veins. Rare! 1898 37 3/4 x 53 1/8 in./95.8 x 135 cm
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 04, 2008
L'Enfant a Travers les Ages. 1901.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
L'Enfant a Travers les Ages. 1901.A captivating poster for an exhibition of pictures of children through the ages was held at the Petit Palais in Paris from April to June of 1901. This designer was one of the first women to make a name for herself as a poster artist. Originally a naturalistic painter, Dufau later became a lithographer in the decorative and symbolist veins. This is the before-text version. CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 19, 2007
Poster: CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) LA FRONDE. 1898.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
CLEMENTINE HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) LA FRONDE. 1898. 39 1/4x54 3/4 inches. Condition B: minor losses along vertical and horizontal folds and at edges; staining in margins. Dufau was primarily a painter taking much of her inspiration from the Basque country from whence her family came. Although she was not a professional graphic artist, every time she tried her hand at designing a poster she was successful. In 1896 she won a contest to design a poster for the Bal des Increvables and in 1903 she won another competition for her poster for Byrrh tonic. In 1898 Dufau was accepted as a member of the Societé des Artistes Français. That same year, Marguerite Durand, who had recently founded a feminist magazine, "La Fronde," commissioned Dufau to design a poster advertising her new publication. "La Fronde was the organ of the French radical feminist movement founded by the suffragette Marguerite Durand. The magazine aroused much controversy, and local ordinances were passed forbidding its dissemination in schools and workplaces, or sale on newsstands . . . the woman in green obviously stands for Durand, symbolically pointing the way forward to her followers" (Gold p. 72). Crauzat, writing in l'Estampe et l'Affiche referred to this poster as a "superb composition of grandiose realism and vibrating symbolism." That Dufau's work was inspired by Steinlen is clear, but in return his work may have been influenced by hers, as his poster Le Petit Sou (1900), is conceptually constructed the same way. DFP II 313, Gold 98, Maitres 1900 p. 59, Wember 234.
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