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Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 – 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour.
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- The Bar Counter
‘The Bar Counter’ was created in 1900 by Maurice de Vlaminck...
- Man Smoking a Pipe, 1900
‘Man Smoking a Pipe’ was created in 1900 by Maurice de...
- Self Portrait With Pipe
‘Self Portrait With Pipe’ was created by Maurice de Vlaminck...
- Snowstorm
Self Portrait With Pipe • XIX-XX cent. Inspired by a true...
- Autumn Landscape
‘Autumn Landscape’ was created in 1905 by Maurice de...
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French Fauve artist, Maurice de Vlaminck, seems to have been in a contest with the iconic Cubist, legendary womanizer, and notoriously egotistical, Pablo Picasso. What these two rebellious artists did have in common was an uncanny ability to innovate, to create something completely new. For Picasso, it was Cubism; for Vlaminck and his fellow Fauves...
Vlaminck, along with the other Fauve painters, continued the approach established by the Impressionists of rejecting conventional themes and instead representing scenes from everyday life. Rather t...Even though he experimented with the Cubist style, Vlaminck seems to have regarded Cubism as an unworthy opponent of what he saw as the more revolutionary artistic style of the Fauves. He alienated...Vlaminck's particular brand of Fauvism incorporated heavy, dark outlining of brightly colored forms that - more so than those of the other Fauves - had a profound impact on the development of abstr...Childhood
Maurice de Vlaminck was born on April 4, 1876 in Paris. He grew up in a working class family of musicians. His father Edmond Julien taught the violin, and his mother Joséphine Caroline Grillet taught piano. When he was three years old his family moved to Le Vesinet, a town about 10 miles northwest of Paris, to live with his grandmother.
Early Training
Vlaminck did not originally pursue a career as a professional artist. He said, "The thought of becoming a painter never as much as occurred to me. I would have laughed out loud if someone had suggested that I choose painting as a career. To be a painter is not a business, no more than to be an artist, lover, racer, dreamer, or prizefighter. It is a gift of Nature, a gift..." While he did not set out to be an artist, his education did include painting lessons from an academic artists between 1...
Mature Period
While Derain and Vlaminck were already painting in the Fauvist style, it was Matisse who encouraged them to exhibit with him in 1905 at the Salon des Indépendents. Vlaminck met Matisse for the first time in 1901 during the van Gogh retrospective at the Galeries Bernheim Jeune in Paris. However, he did not see him again until Derain returned from his military service and invited Matisse to their studio in Chatou in 1905. Matisse was taken aback by Vlaminck's unrestrained use of pure, bright co...
- French
- April 4, 1876
- Paris, France
- October 11, 1958
Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 - 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour.
Dangerous Corner (Tournant Dangereux), 1930. Maurice de Vlaminck. Three Days of the Tribe (Trois Journées de la Tribu), 1921. Maurice de Vlaminck. Voyages, 1920. Maurice de Vlaminck. See all 12 artworks.
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- Le Pont de Chatou, ca. 1910. Galerie de la Présidence. Price on Request.
- Le Déjeuner champêtre or Apéritif à la... , 1906. Sotheby's London. Est. 4,000,000–6,000,000 GBP.
- Nature morte à la bouteille et au poisson. Sotheby's New York. Est. 12,000–18,000 USD.
- Blancs et bleur asters. Sotheby's New York. Est. 15,000–20,000 USD.
Sunlight on Water. Maurice de Vlaminck was at the center of an avantgarde movement known as Fauvism. Fauve, meaning “wild beast,” characterized a group of painters closely linked to Henri Matisse, and who flourished in France in the early years of the twentieth century.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Maurice de Vlaminck was a French painter who was one of the creators of the painting style known as Fauvism. Vlaminck was noted for his brash temperament and broad interests; he was at various times a musician, actor, racing cyclist, and novelist. He was also a self-taught artist who proudly.
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