the regatta raoul dufyRaoul Dufy was particularly interested in seaside leisure scenes, such as regattas and nautical events. Here he found an ideal subject for exploring movement, color and popular gatherings. This type of composition illustrates his taste for festive scenes, seen as a whole rather than in detail, and treated with great formal freedom. In this painting, the artist depicts an overhanging view of a nautical competition. Spectators stand in the foreground,