André Derain is best known as a leading figure of the avant-garde movement and — alongside Henri Matisse — a cofounder of Fauvism at the turn of the 20th century. Derain’s innovative use of expressive colors and simplified forms in his figurative paintings, landscapes and portraits continue to dazzle collectors and art enthusiasts everywhere.
Born in 1880 in Chatou, France, Derain began his formal art training at age 18 at the Académie Camillo, where he met Matisse and Maurice de Vlaminck. In 1905, Derain, Matisse and de Vlaminck exhibited their works at the Salon d’Automne in Paris, where critic Louis Vauxcelles used the word fauves (wild beasts) to describe the loosely connected collective of artists’ prioritization of audacious, vivid color in their energetic works, eventually leading to wide adoption of the term Fauvism.
In 1905 and 1906, Derain traveled to London, where he produced a series of Fauvist “form through color” paintings. These included The London Bridge, Charing Cross Bridge and A Corner of Hyde Park. After seeing a retrospective of Paul Gauguin’s work, Derain painted The Dance, a nude that is demonstrative of Gauguin’s influence in its bold, flat colors and in Derain’s depiction of primitive dancing figures.
In 1910, Derain destroyed many of his unsold works and began painting landscapes in the Cubist style of Paul Cézanne. He befriended Pablo Picasso and grew interested in African tribal art. After World War I, he focused on figurative and nude drawings and, in the early 1920s, abandoned Fauvism and Cubism altogether in favor of classical art. In 1930, the artist publicly condemned modernism, leading to his ostracization by the avant-garde community.
Derain was later honored with a retrospective of his works at the Kunsthalle in Bern, Switzerland. Additionally, the Exposition des Artistes Independants invited Derain to exhibit in 1937.
Derain’s wide range of styles — from Fauvism and Cubism to classicism and Postimpressionism — influenced many artists throughout his lifetime. Today, Derain’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate gallery in London, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
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Derain profile face. original pencil drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting. The work is signed with the atelier's seal André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches, September 8, 1954) was a French painter, illu...
Pencil
Derain Small Head in Pencil. original drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Small head in pencil. original drawing painting. The work is signed with the atelier's seal André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches, September 8, 1954) was a French painter, ill...
Pencil
Andre Derain Female Nude Pencil Drawing
By André Derain
Located in Dallas, TX
André Derain (1880-1954) nude female pencil drawing, circa 1935 Stamped with Atelier Oval “Andre Derain” Stamped on verso with the S. Knaub...
Paper
$988Sale Price|26% Off
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
Modern Café Interior with Figures, Atmospheric Blue Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
European Café Interior Scene, Blue Tonal Figurative Oil Painting, Contemporary Spanish Urban Painting Artist: Julio García Iglesias Title: Café Interior Date: 1986 Medium: Oil on c...
Oil
Fashion Sketch
By Raoul Dufy
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful little fashion sketch by Raoul Dufy. From the Estate of Andre Robert (Dufy’s studio assistant) to Anthony Field (La Galerie 18). Watercolor and ink on paper unsigned. 4.75"...
Watercolor, Pen
$18,838
H 25.5 in W 30 in
La Mer du Nord - Fauvist Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled fauvist oil on canvas figures in landscape circa 1965 by Spanish painter Carlos Nadal. The work depicts a view of bathers and beach huts along a golden stretch of s...
Canvas, Oil
Mermaid, Fauvist Painting by Charles Cobelle
By Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Mermaids" is an original watercolor paintng on paper by French artist, Charles Cobelle (1902 - 1994), signed lower right. The playful imagery of the Mermaid, bird and goat in the s...
Paper, Watercolor
$930
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
"This tender place "Contemporary figurative interior acrylic painting on paper
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“This Tender Place” is a contemporary acrylic interior painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, sized 50 x 65 cm (approx. 19.7 x 25.6 inches) and created on heavyweight profession...
Paper, Acrylic
Vintage Modern Painting - Pose of Flames
Located in Houston, TX
Striking abstract acrylic painting of a nude male figure in a reclining pose and surrounded by vivid flames by Beugnet, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white...
Acrylic, Paper
$795
H 25 in W 19 in D 1 in
Vintage American Modernist Nude Women Portrait Abstract Framed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American painting. Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 25 by 19 inches overall, and 24 by 17.5 painting alone. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excelle...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$6,281
H 39.38 in W 47.64 in D 0.79 in
Art Deco Oil on Panel by the renowned Fauvist artist Agustín Carrera
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful , Large and important oil on panel by the renowned Fauvist artist Agustín Carrera (1878-1952) Born in Madrid to French parents, he studied in Marseille and Paris and benef...
Wood Panel
$1,550
H 40 in W 28 in
From Resonance to Core, Surreal Landscape, Golden Hour Sunset in Pastel Pink
By Alexandra Czierpka
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Paper, Acrylic
$2,000
H 14.5 in W 18.5 in
Rainy Parisian Day, Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
By Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vibrant landscape by French artist Charles Cobelle. Signed lower right Rainy Parisian Day Charles Cobelle, French (1902–1994) Date: Circa 1960 Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size:...
Canvas, Acrylic
Celso Lagar, Pavillon de Cirque
By Celso Lagar
Located in Madrid, ES
CELSO LAGAR Spanish, 1891 - 1966 PAVILLON DE CIRQUE signed "Lagar" (lower right) oil on canvas 15 x 18 inches (38 x 46 cm.) framed: 21-1/2 x 24-1/2 inches (54 x 62 cm.) NOTE: THIS W...
Oil, Canvas
Greco Roman Classical Wrestlers Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989. Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes...
Oil, Handmade Paper
profile face. original pencil drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
profile face. original pencil drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches, September 8, 1954) was a French painter, illustrator and set designer, representative of ...
Pencil
Small head in pencil. original drawing painting
By André Derain
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Small head in pencil. original drawing painting André Derain (Chatou, June 10, 1880-Garches, September 8, 1954) was a French painter, illustrator and set designer, representative of...
Pencil
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H 11.5 in W 29.2 in
Portrait of a Little Girl, Fauvism, Post-Impressionism Artist
By André Derain
Located in Miami, FL
A charming and sensitive portrait of a young French girl is captured with quick action broad brush strokes. The surface texture simultaneously is composed of impasto and incised str...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 18.5 in W 16.5 in
Nu - French Fauvist Oil, Nude Figure in Interior by Andre Derain
By André Derain
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful oil on panel circa 1924-1925 by French Fauvist painter Andre Derain. This beautifully brushed work depicts a nude woman turned away from the painter leaning over her right leg. Signature: Signed lower right and titled verso Dimensions: Framed: 18.5"x16.5" Unframed: 9.5"x7.5" Provenance: The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Le Comite Andre Derain The collection of Constance Coline (pre...
Oil, Panel
Le Modele Roux - Nu blond
By André Derain
Located in Miami, FL
Work is in excellent condition with bright saturated colors housed in a beautiful ornate frame ( Some lose to 2 edged of frame) Sotheby's, New York, 2006 David Findley Framed si...
Oil