A Life Immersed in Light: The World of Jean Dufy Jean Dufy, born in Le Havre in 1888, wasn’t merely a painter; he was a chronicler of joy, a celebrator of the ephemeral beauty found in everyday life. Coming from a large and artistically inclined family – his brother Raoul being the more renowned Fauvist painter – Jean initially pursued a conventional path as a clerk, but the allure of color proved too strong to resist. A pivotal momen…