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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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
Sake - archival pigment print
By Sergiy Andreyev
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A gallery quality archival pigment print of the original oil painting signed by the author. Limited edition of 100. This painting is inspired by Japanese elements and includes traditional decorative ornaments. It depicts a samurai and two geishas playing music and serving sake. The bright colors and the composition of the piece emphasize the merrymaking of drinking culture and express bright emotions associated with it. The sake makes this party possible, and the grid frames of the composition suggest that it is the viewer who is drunk. The painting is signed by the author and can be framed or unframed. It can decorate any corner of the room based on individual preference. Sergiy Andreyev...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$400
H 18.5 in W 16.5 in
"Esme" by Primary Hughes, Original Female Nude Portrait Charcoal Drawing
By Primary Hughes
Located in Denver, CO
"Esme" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade nude portrait of a woman, made with charcoal and pastel on paper. This piece of artwork is framed and ready to hang.
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
$428
H 16.54 in W 23.23 in D 0.08 in
Fantasy with Flowers 255: Mixed Media Painting on Paper, 59x42cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured vibrant energy through flowing lines and warm hues, blending expressionism and pop art to symbolize life’s dynamic rhythms. Using acrylic, pastel, watercolor,...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor
Untitled
By Victor Cartagena
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Cartagena Untitled, 2021 Charcoal and India Ink on paper Unframed dimensions: 30 x 22 inches Framed dimensions: 35.12 x 26.50 in
Paper, Charcoal, India Ink
Something New / Modern Icon
By Elena Zolotnitsky
Located in Burlingame, CA
Young woman's face, titled 'Something New / Modern Icon', oil and gold leaf on paper from artist Elena Zolotnitsky. A sublime work in blue, pink, warm rou...
Gold, Gold Leaf
LOVE CHAINS
By Loretta Hirsch
Located in Tulsa, OK
Loretta Hirsch, LOVE CHAINS, ink marker pencil, liquid ink, gold leaf, on German Card stock Paper, 11.70 X 8.30 in, $740.00 (unframed) Born in Oklahoma and educated at the Atlanta C...
Gold Leaf
Boy
By Kim McCarty
Located in White Plains, NY
'Boy' 2003 by American artist, Kim McCarty. Watercolor on paper, 29.75 x 22.25 in. (framed). This work on paper expresses the fragile vulnerability of adolescence. By using a “wet into wet” watercolor medium, the artist conveys the transitory and emergent state. The figures heads become too large for their small, narrow bodies, their hands too large for their arms. The translucent watercolor expresses both the flaws and perfection. Kim McCarty is known for her nubile and waif-like figurative watercolors in muted hues, which she likens to “blurry afterimages drifting past closed eyelids.” McCarty began working with the medium in 1993, after a fire destroyed her studio and she could no longer find a space with proper ventilation for working with oil paint and became quickly intrigued with watercolor’s transparency, immediacy, and “unforgiving qualities.” She works in a wet-on-wet technique, in which watercolor is applied to a moistened sheet of paper—a technique that allows for very little control over the final image because of the pigment’s tendency to spread. For McCarty, this style corresponds to the longing, loss, and vulnerability embodied in her subjects. A graduate of UCLA (MFA) and the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (BFA), McCarty has had many solo exhibitions include Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York and David Klein Gallery...
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled: figure
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Untitled, figure' by celebrated figurative artist Kim Frohsin, painted in 2018. The artwork is 11 x 8 inches and it is professionally framed, 20 x 16 1/2 inches in a museum quality ...
Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper
BURNING DESIRE
By Loretta Hirsch
Located in Tulsa, OK
Loretta Hirsch, BURNING DESIRE, ink marker pencil, liquid ink, gold leaf, on German Card stock Paper, 11.70 X 8.30 in, $740.00 (unframed) Born in Oklahoma and educated at the Atlant...
Gold Leaf
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, CT
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Paper, Mixed Media
Sunset by the sea
By Elena Ushanova
Located in Zofingen, AG
This sensual oil painting captures a tranquil moment of connection between nature and the human form. A nude woman stands by the sea at sunset, looking out at the glowing horizon. T...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study Of A Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study of A Woman Abstract expressionist nude study of a brunette woman. The woman is posed, wit...
Paper, Pastel
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
Sold
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
Sold
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