the saint henri tile factory raoul dufyIn the 1910s, Raoul Dufy moved away from his colourful, decorative compositions to explore a more structured language, influenced by Fauvism and emerging Cubism. This painting, devoted to an industrial landscape, illustrates his interest in urban and manufacturing scenes, far removed from the more familiar seaside representations in his work. The painting shows a complex of red buildings, stretched out along a dark river, dominated by tall chimneys.