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André Derain (/ d ə ˈ r æ̃ /, French: [ɑ̃dʁe dəʁɛ̃]; 10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. [1] Life and career [ edit ]
André Derain had a major role in the development of two of the most significant artistic movements of the early-20 th century. He, Henri Matisse, and Maurice de Vlaminck were responsible for generating works with a totally new style which would become Fauvism and his association with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque was integral to early Cubism.
- French
- June 10, 1880
- Chatou, France
- September 8, 1954
André Derain (, French: [ɑ̃dʁe dəʁɛ̃]; 10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. Wikidata Q156272
- June 10, 1880
- September 8, 1954
- Landscape near Chatou Andre Derain 1904.
- Boats at Collioure Andre Derain 1905.
- Estaque Andre Derain 1905.
- Charing Cross Bridge, London Andre Derain 1906.
André Derain (born June 10, 1880, Chatou, France—died September 8, 1954, Garches) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, and designer who was one of the principal Fauvists. Derain studied painting in Paris at the Académie Carriere from 1898 to 1899. He developed his early style in association with Maurice de Vlaminck, whom he met in ...
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Chatou, 1880-Garches, 1954. The French painter André Derain was one of the foremost practitioners of Fauvism and one of the most prominent figures of the modern movement. In 1898 Derain abandoned his engineering studies in order to take up painting. He began to attend the Académie Carrière while making sketches at the Musée du Louvre.
André Derain. André Derain was a seminal French painter known for his landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. Alongside Henri Matisse, Derain pioneered the use of pure color relationships to produce vibrant Fauvist works such as London Bridge (1906). “Fauvism was our ordeal by fire—colors became charges of dynamite,” he once explained.
