Raoul Dufy (French 1877-1953) for Bianchini Férier 'Le Tennis' and 'Les Cornets' sample books cotton, in differing colourways of each sample, with B ianchini Férier 'Tissus modernes' fastening Footnote: Dufy was a painter who had exhibited with the Fauves and first began to design textiles for Paul Poiret in 1911. From 1912 until 1930 he designed woven and printed textiles for the silk manufacturers Bianchini-Férier. He created a range of lively fabrics in bright colours, many of which were bought by leading couturiers such as Lanvin, Patou and Poiret.