Window with coloured glasses 1906

Raoul Dufy must have painted this window with coloured glasses with oil on canvas. Just imagine Dufy standing in front of this window, brush in hand, his eyes absorbing all the light. The scene shimmers through the stained glass and the paint is applied thinly, almost like watercolor, allowing the light to pass through. Look how the architectural details in the window and the colours outside peek through—blues, greens, pinks—creating a delightful tension between interior and exterior. It’s as if Dufy is inviting us to see the world through his eyes, filtering reality through a playful lens. There's a real joy in the application of paint. It reminds me of Matisse, someone else who wasn't afraid to use color to express feeling. Artists, after all, are in constant dialogue, riffing off each other's ideas, and inspiring each other’s vision.