André Derain Nude Paintings
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.
On 1stDibs, discover original André Derain prints, drawings and paintings.
1930s Aesthetic Movement André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper
1970s Fauvist André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Abstract Expressionist André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Aesthetic Movement André Derain Nude Paintings
Linen, Oil, Canvas
1940s Modern André Derain Nude Paintings
Pastel, Cardboard, Archival Paper
1970s American Impressionist André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1970s Contemporary André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache
2010s Contemporary André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist André Derain Nude Paintings
Oil, Laid Paper
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement André Derain Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
1920s Modern André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1960s Realist André Derain Nude Paintings
Paper, Conté, Charcoal
1920s Fauvist André Derain Nude Paintings
Oil, Panel
1920s Post-Impressionist André Derain Nude Paintings
Oil
