Raoul DUFY (1877-1953). Trapeze artists or acrobats, 1922. Ink, gouache and watercolor on card, stamped by the lower right. On verso, sketch and inscriptions in pencil. Height 33 cm - Width 30 cm A copy of the certificate of authenticity issued by Henri GAFFIE, expert at the Nice Commercial Court, dated July 10, 1987, will be given to the purchaser. Bibliography: A similar gouache, "les acrobates", can be found in the Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches et pastels by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille, published by Louis Carré Cie, Paris, 1981-1982, tome II, p.228. Note: this work is part of the "Acrobats" series, reflecting Raoul Dufy's interest in movement and geometric space, influenced in particular by Paul Cézanne.