La belle histoire de la Fée électricité de Raoul Dufy

Like many other French artists, Dufy received commissions for monumental murals for the International Exhibition held in Paris in 1937, notably for the concave wall of the Palais de la Lumière et de l'Electricité. In accordance with the brief from his sponsors, the Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d'Electricité, he told the story of "The Electricity Fairy" in this composition measuring 10m x 60m, working from right to left on two main themes: the history and applications of electricity, from the earliest observations right up to the most modern technical achievements. The mural was donated and installed in the Museum of Modern Art in 1964.