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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Arbres à Collioure, 1905
Sold price: 24,173,096 USD

André Derain Artworks

André Derain (5,107 results)

Tête de Femme, 1926–1930

André Derain

Tête de Femme, 1926–1930

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Nature morte à la cruche et à la coupe, 1924–1925

André Derain

Nature morte à la cruche et à la coupe, 1924–1925

Sale Date: June 7, 2023

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Nature morte aux fruits, 1912

André Derain

Nature morte aux fruits, 1912

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Femmes et oiseau, 1906

André Derain

Femmes et oiseau, 1906

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Décor floral, 1906

André Derain

Décor floral, 1906

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Stehender weiblicher Akt von rechts

André Derain

Stehender weiblicher Akt von rechts

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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La cène. Abendmahl

André Derain

La cène. Abendmahl

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Nature morte aux fleurs, 1948

André Derain

Nature morte aux fleurs, 1948

Sale Date: June 23, 2023

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Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase, 1945–1948

André Derain

Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase, 1945–1948

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Baigneuses, 1913

André Derain

Baigneuses, 1913

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Paysage de Provence, circa 1930, 1930

André Derain

Paysage de Provence, circa 1930, 1930

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Portrait de Femme, (Niece of the..., 1946–1950

André Derain

Portrait de Femme, (Niece of the..., 1946–1950

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Paysage de l'Arbre Bleu from Douze Contemporains

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Paysage de l'Arbre Bleu from Douze Contemporains

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Nu de Dos

André Derain

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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From Le Satyricon, 1951

André Derain

From Le Satyricon, 1951

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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The Prisoner

André Derain

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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L'Enfant, 1968

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L'Enfant, 1968

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Paysage de neige à Chatou, 1904–1905

André Derain

Paysage de neige à Chatou, 1904–1905

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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Table garnie, 1922

André Derain

Table garnie, 1922

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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La Danse, 1905–1906

André Derain

La Danse, 1905–1906

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Études pour l’Age d’or (le Paradis..., 1937–1938

André Derain

Études pour l’Age d’or (le Paradis..., 1937–1938

Sale Date: May 23, 2023

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Grande femme nue

André Derain

Grande femme nue

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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Studie mit Pferd und zwei Etruskern

André Derain

Studie mit Pferd und zwei Etruskern

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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Paysage

André Derain

Sale Date: April 24, 2023

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