Étude de feuilles en noir, rose et mastic
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A cluster of large, overlapping leaves with striped in black ink with white and pink dots along the veins, fills the center of the composition. The leaves are painted in muted tones of taupe, lavender-gray, and black, with the tan paper showing through as a warm base. Scattered brushstrokes of blue, teal, and brown surround the leaves at the edges. A small blue ink sketch of what appears to be a pair of spectacles or a scroll sits at the upper left. This is a textile study — a design that could be translated directly into printed fabric. Dufy designed textile patterns for the Lyon silk manufacturer Bianchini-Férier from 1912, producing hundreds of patterns featuring flowers, leaves, and natural forms that were used in garments by Paul Poiret and Charvet. Gouache and ink on tan paper.