Tucked away, three levels up from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s fancy headliner sits a small but significant show by the French painter Raoul Dufy (1877-1953).
Looking for the exhibit, it was necessary to ask two different museum employees for directions to the Mellon Focus Gallery. Later, when I inquired in the bookstore about a catalog, the woman behind the counter replied, “We don’t publish books for minor shows. It’s too expensive.”
But the significance of Dufy’s work is not minor, in execution or impact. Unlike many of today’s featured artists, this painter can be appreciated for his whimsical,
