Citation
"Race Track at Deauville, the Start (Raoul Dufy) , 1951.48,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228648.
A painting shows the horses starting the race on a grass track, on the left, a fence separates the viewers from the track. There are numerous people lined up near the fence. There are chairs some empty, some with viewers scattered on the lawn and people standing on the steps of the viewing stand to the right. A flag flies from the top of the stands. A view of tree lined hills where they meet the sky. The sky is blue with darker patches near the tree line.