André Derain

(French, 1880–1954)

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. “The great merit of this method was to free the picture from all imitative and conventional contact.” Born on June 10, 1880 in Chatou, France, Derain began painting at an early age, meeting Matisse in the class of the Symbolist painter Eugène Carrière. Derain and Matisse spent the summer of 1905 together, painting around the Mediterranean village of Collioure. Here, they developed an approach towards painting that emphasized the sun-soaked landscape with patches of bright color. Later that year, at the annual Salon d'Automne, the critic Louis Vauxcelles derisively described the artists as les fauves (the wild beasts). Abandoning both Fauvism and Cubism by the early 1920s, Derain began producing tonal paintings inspired by Claude Lorrain’s landscapes and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish still lifes. An unforeseen response to these more traditional works came from the Nazi regime, who believed they represented a return to Neoclassical ideals. After World War II, he was unjustifiably accused of being a Nazi sympathizer. The artist died on September 8, 1954 in Garches, France. Today, Derain’s works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

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Art & Exhibitions

A New Show on Fauvism Is Challenging the Movement's Reputation of Being a Boy's Club by Shining a Light on Its Overlooked Women Members

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
A New Show on Fauvism Is Challenging the Movement's Reputation of Being a Boy's Club by Shining a Light on Its Overlooked Women Members
Law & Politics

A Paris Court Has Denied Restitution Requests From Heirs of Prominent French Art Dealer and Holocaust Victim René Gimpel

by Eileen Kinsella
A Paris Court Has Denied Restitution Requests From Heirs of Prominent French Art Dealer and Holocaust Victim René Gimpel
Auctions

A Petite $69 Million Picasso Leads Sotheby's Solid $189 Million Impressionist Sale in London

by Colin Gleadell
A Petite $69 Million Picasso Leads Sotheby's Solid $189 Million Impressionist Sale in London

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A laying nude model

André Derain

A laying nude model

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Portrait of a girl

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Portrait of a girl

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Paysage de Provence, 1925

André Derain

Paysage de Provence, 1925

Sale Date: March 5, 2024

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Nature morte aux fleurs - Vase bleu, 1922–1923

André Derain

Nature morte aux fleurs - Vase bleu, 1922–1923

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Baigneuses dansantes, 1905–1906

André Derain

Baigneuses dansantes, 1905–1906

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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LANDSCAPE IN THE ITALIAN MANNER, 1910–1913

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LANDSCAPE IN THE ITALIAN MANNER, 1910–1913

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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“Portrait de femme tenant un bouquet”..., 1934–1939

André Derain

“Portrait de femme tenant un bouquet”..., 1934–1939

Sale Date: March 5, 2024

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Figure, 1947

André Derain

Figure, 1947

Sale Date: February 4, 2024

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Maisons à Collioure, 1905

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Maisons à Collioure, 1905

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Bâteaux à Collioure, 1920

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Bâteaux à Collioure, 1920

Sale Date: February 8, 2024

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Nu debout

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Nu debout

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Portrait de jeune fille ou La robe décolletée

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Portrait de jeune fille ou La robe décolletée

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Nu féminin à la tête penchée

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Nu féminin à la tête penchée

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Buste de femme, 1922

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Buste de femme, 1922

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Sans Titre

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Sans Titre

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

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Sans Titre

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Sans Titre

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

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Bouquet de Fleurs dans un Vase, 1945–1948

André Derain

Bouquet de Fleurs dans un Vase, 1945–1948

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Les horribles et espouvantables Faictz et..., 1943

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Les horribles et espouvantables Faictz et..., 1943

Sale Date: July 5, 2023

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Les horribles et espouvantables Faictz et..., 1943

André Derain

Les horribles et espouvantables Faictz et..., 1943

Sale Date: July 5, 2023

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Nu dans un paysage

André Derain

Nu dans un paysage

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Pont sur le Lot, 1912

André Derain

Pont sur le Lot, 1912

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Woman with Raised Arm: Two

André Derain

Woman with Raised Arm: Two

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Nu féminin, circa 1929-1930, 1929–1930

André Derain

Nu féminin, circa 1929-1930, 1929–1930

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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