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Sep 8, 2012 · André Derain is best known for his contributions to the developments of Fauvism and Cubism, two avant-garde movements from the beginning of the 20th century. Derain was born on June 17, 1880 in Chatou, just outside of Paris. He began his training by attending painting classes under French symbolist, Eugène Carrière at the Académie Carriere ...
- Landscape Near Chatou
‘Landscape near Chatou’ was created in 1904 by Andre Derain...
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The Bridge at Le Pecq Andre Derain • 1904-1905. Mountains at...
- Sorrowful Landscape
‘Sorrowful Landscape’ was created in 1946 by Andre Derain in...
- Charing Cross Bridge
‘Charing Cross Bridge’ was created in c.1906 by Andre Derain...
- The Bridge at Le Pecq
André Derain’s painting The Bridge at Le Pecq (1904-1905) is...
- Landscape Near Chatou
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 ]
Chatou was a small suburban town north of Paris in which Degas, Renoir and other Impressionists had been practising landscape painting. There, Derain met again Maurice de Vlaminck, whom he had known since 1901, and during the winter of 1904-1905 they went often out together to paint landscapes from nature. That winter Matisse, who was taking ...
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
In 1905 and 1906, Derain traveled to London at the suggestion of the art dealer Ambrose Vollard to paint the Houses of Parliament and the Thames, in changing light. As Derain later recalled, these canvases were inspired by Claude Monet’s own views of London, which were painted only a few years earlier and which had “made a very strong impression on Paris.”
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With color liberated from its centuries-old descriptive role and deployed instead according to its expressive and material qualities, Bords de rivière is a quintessential example of Fauvism, the movement that Derain, along with Matisse and Vlaminck pioneered throughout 1905 and 1906. Painted circa 1904-1905, Bords de rivière dates from a ...
