Andre Derain

Sotheby Andre Derain: Arbres a Collioure, 1905, estimated to fetch

Long-Lost Works by C Dalya Alberge 2010

During this tumultuous period, when the artist's friends -- including Andre Derain and the poet Apollinaire -- were fighting in the front lines of the first World War, Matisse was working in the south of France on what would become the hardened core of his later oeuvre.

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During this tumultuous period, when the artist's friends -- including Andre Derain and the poet Apollinaire -- were fighting in the front lines of the first World War, Matisse was working in the south of France on what would become the hardened core of his later oeuvre.

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Some documentary footage from the period included in “Alias Man Ray” show him as a carousing grandfather figure with a weakness for cigars, French berets and cornball anecdotes about Andre Derain.

Uncovering Man Ray 2009

Some documentary footage from the period included in “Alias Man Ray” show him as a carousing grandfather figure with a weakness for cigars, French berets and cornball anecdotes about Andre Derain.

Uncovering Man Ray 2009

Over the last century, many notable modern painters whose fame rests on their oil paintings are also known for their watercolors; a few examples are John Singer Sargent, Andre Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Marc Chagall, and Andrew Wyeth.

Five Watercolors by Jean Dufy, a Notable 20th Century French Painter 2009

In any case, a high point in colorful painting was certainly attained in France in 1905 and 1906 with the birth of Fauvism, attended by Andre Derain, Maurice de Vlamnick, and Henri Matisse.

A Late Fauvist Belgian Painter �� Rik Wouters 2009

Around 1900, Henri Matisse and Andre Derain began a movement of painting called “Les Fauves” which means “wild beasts” in order to describe their wild brushwork and raw color.

Archive 2008-03-01 James Gurney 2008

But it's almost too easy to groove on the known when you can discover an Andre Derain ( "Portrait of an Unknown Man Reading a Newspaper," 1914) that almost fools you into thinking it's a Modigliani; stunning portraits by Kees Van Dongen and Felix Valloton; Maurice Denis reminding you of relationships to Puvis de Chavannes; and endless other tantalizing cross-fertilizations.

Art Inseparable From Politics 2008

A host of artists, including Georges Braque and Andre Derain, defected from the fauves to the cubists.

Friendship And Rivalry 2007