count harry kesslers family on horseback raoul dufyIn this work, Raoul Dufy chose an aristocratic and worldly subject: a horse ride in a wooded park. Count Harry Kessler, a cosmopolitan figure and influential patron of the arts at the time, had links with many modern artists, which may explain the origin of this commission or inspiration. The scene shows a number of riders riding through a green landscape. The horses and figures are sketched in broad, sometimes barely defined strokes, in a light