Event-based creations
2014: Haviland coin tray
At the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, Jean Dufy was awarded a gold medal in the porcelain category, the crowning achievement of his intense collaboration with Haviland between 1916 and 1934.
In 2014, as a tribute to Jean Dufy on the 50th anniversary of his death, Haviland released two coin trays featuring images inspired by his paintings.
2014: Haviland coffee and tea service
At the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, Jean Dufy was awarded a gold medal in the porcelain category, the crowning achievement of his intense collaboration with Haviland between 1916 and 1934.
In 2014, as a tribute to Jean Dufy on the 50th anniversary of his death, Haviland released a coffee service and tea service featuring images inspired by his paintings.
2014: Jean Dufy postage stamp
After paying tribute to Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper and Georges Braque, the French post office commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Jean Dufy (1888-1964) by issuing a collector’s stamp representing The Seine at the Pont du Carrousel.
The painting also figured on the cover of the 2014 book of postage stamps featuring the leading stamps issued over the year.
1936-37: creation of La Fée Électricité at the Palais de Chaillot
At the request of his brother Raoul, Jean Dufy actively participated in the painting of La Fée Électricité for the 1937 Exposition Internationale de Paris. His role consisted of gathering historic and iconographic documents about electricity to decorate the pavilion of the Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Électricité (C.P.D.E.) designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. He carried out research on the various men having contributed to the rapid success of this invention and drew the preparatory sketches, while also laying out the portraits of the 119 experts represented on this monumental 6,500-ft² (600-m²) mural painting.
1925: creation of the “Châteaux de France” motif for Haviland
Ridged table service, “Pilgrim” model.
Decoration: “Châteaux de France,” 16-tone color print.
Underside: signature “Jean Dufy” in blue and “Exposition des A. D., Paris 1925.”
Motif created on January 2, 1924, first printing on November 15, 1924.
Gold Medal at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs
Reference: Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 1925 (Larousse 1927) Plate: LIV.
1924: creation of the “Bussière” motif for Haviland
Table service. Coffee and tea service.
Decoration: “Pivoine” (Roses), also known as “Bussière,” 9-tone color print.
Underside: signature “Jean Dufy” in blue and “Exposition des A. D., Paris 1925.”
First printing on October 5, 1924.
Reference: Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 1925.