A Life Immersed in Color and Light Raoul Dufy, born June 3, 1877, in the bustling port city of Le Havre, Normandy, was an artist whose name became inextricably linked with joy, vibrancy, and a distinctly French *joie de vivre*. His artistic journey wasn’t forged amidst the traditional tools of a painter – palettes and easels – but rather within the practical realities of his early life. After leaving school at just fourteen, he found work in a coffee-importing company, an experience that instilled in him a keen eye for detail and an appreciation for the rhythms of commerce. Yet, even amidst…