Original lithographic poster designed and published by the gallery and printed by Atelier Mourlot for an exhibition of Dufy paintings in 1952.

Printed by Mourlot, this poster features a festival parade with marching band and flag‑bearers moving through a crowd. Dufy reduces the scene to buoyant shapes, flat colour areas, and energetic line, conveying not just figures but the rhythm of music, movement, and civic celebration. The composition reflects his lifelong interest in translating the vitality of public life — music, sport, and urban spectacle — into graphic form.

Raoul Dufy was a central figure in French modernism, evolving from Fauvist colourism to a personal style that brought painterly light and joyous gesture to prints and posters.

By the early 1950s, Dufy’s reputation was well established in France and internationally, and his exhibitions at Galerie Louis Carré — a respected venue for modern French artists — were seen as significant showcases of his mature work.

Issued as an original exhibition lithograph, signed in plate, this poster exemplifies how Dufy’s graphic art could serve both as public communication and as an autonomous artwork. Its depiction of communal festivity resonates with mid‑century optimism and cultural renewal in post‑war France, marking the work as a vivid document of its time and a fine example of Dufy’s visual language.