André Derain (June 10, 1880 – September 8, 1954) was a French painter and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Chatou is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14 Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Garches is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Hauts-de-Seine (92 (literally " Seine Heights" is a département in France. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e The Académie Julian was an Art school in Paris, France. Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage Les Fauves ( French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Les Fauves ( French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954 was a French Artist, known for his use of Colour and his fluid brilliant and original draughtsmanship ^[1]

Biography

The Turning Road, L´Estaque (1906), The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, Yvelines, Île-de-France, just outside Paris. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ( MFAH) located in Houston, is one of the largest museums in the country Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Chatou is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14 Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In 1898, while studying to be an engineer at the Académie Camillo,^[2] he attended painting classes under Eugène Carrière, and there met Matisse. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eugène Anatole Carrière (1849-1906 was a French Symbolist, Fin de siècle artist Henri Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954 was a French Artist, known for his use of Colour and his fluid brilliant and original draughtsmanship In 1900, he met and shared a studio with Maurice de Vlaminck and began to paint his first landscapes. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Maurice de Vlaminck ( April 4, 1876 &ndash October 11, 1958) was a French painter. For the art of designing external spaces see Landscape architecture. His studies were interrupted from 1901 to 1904 when he was conscripted into the French army. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Following his release from service, Matisse persuaded Derain's parents to allow him to abandon his engineering career and devote himself solely to painting; subsequently Derain attended the Académie Julian. The Académie Julian was an Art school in Paris, France. Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage ^[3]

Derain and Matisse worked together through the summer of 1905 in the Mediterranean village of Collioure and later that year displayed their highly innovative paintings at the Salon d'Automne. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Collioure ( French: Collioure, kɔˈljuʀ Catalan: Cotlliure) is a seaside Mediterranean town and commune a few kilometers In 1903 the first Salon d'Automne (Autumn Salon was organized by Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Matisse and Albert Marquet as a The vivid, unnatural colors led the critic Louis Vauxcelles to derisively dub their works as les Fauves, or "the wild beasts", marking the start of the Fauvist movement. Louis Vauxcelles (1870-1943 was an influential French art critic Les Fauves ( French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early Les Fauves ( French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early In March 1906, the noted art dealer Ambroise Vollard sent Derain to London to compose a series of paintings with the city as subject. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ambroise Vollard ( July 3 1866, Saint-Denis La Réunion – July 21 1939 in Versailles France) is regarded as one of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In 30 paintings (29 of which are still extant), Derain put forth a portrait of London that was radically different from anything done by previous painters of the city such as Whistler or Monet. Claude Monet ( French klod mɔnɛ also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (14 November 1840 &ndash 5 December 1926 was a founder With bold colors and compositions, Derain painted multiple pictures of the Thames and Tower Bridge. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and Suspension bridge in London, England over the River Thames. These London paintings remain among his most popular work.

In 1907 art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler purchased Derain's entire studio, granting Derain financial stability. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler ( June 25, 1884 - January 11, 1979) born in Germany, was an art historian an art collector and one of the He experimented with stone sculpture and moved to Montmartre to be near his friend Pablo Picasso and other noted artists. Montmartre is a hill (the butte Montmartre) which is 130 metres high giving its name to the surrounding district in the north of Paris in the 18th Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Fernande Olivier, Picasso's mistress at the time, described Derain^[4] as

At Montmartre, Derain began to shift from the brilliant Fauvist palette to more muted tones, showing the influence of Cubism and Paul Cézanne. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European ^[5] Derain supplied woodcuts in primitivist style for an edition of Guillaume Apollinaire's first book of prose, L'enchanteur pourrissant (1909). Primitivism refers to a an artistic movement in particular which originated as a reaction to the Enlightenment, or b the general tendency to idealize any social behavior Guillaume Apollinaire (in French ɡijom apɔliˈnɛʁ ( August 26, 1880 &ndash November 9, 1918) was a French Poet Guillaume Apollinaire (in French ɡijom apɔliˈnɛʁ ( August 26, 1880 &ndash November 9, 1918) was a French Poet Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He displayed works at the Neue Künstlervereinigung in Munich in 1910,^[6], in 1912 at the secessionist Der Blaue Reiter^[7] and in 1913 at the seminal Armory Show in New York. The Neue Künstlervereinigung München eV ( NKVM) ("Munich New Artist's Association" if literally translated from German) formed in 1909 in Munich Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Der Blaue Reiter ( The Blue Rider) was a group of artists from the Neue Künstlervereinigung München in Munich, Germany. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Many exhibitions have been held in the vast spaces of US National Guard armories, but the Armory Show refers to the International Exhibition The City of New York He also illustrated a collection of poems by Max Jacob in 1912. Max Jacob ( July 12, 1876 &ndash March 5, 1944) was a French Poet, painter, Writer, and critic Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

Charing Cross Bridge, London (1906), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

At about this time Derain's work began overtly reflecting his study of the old masters. This article is about the National Gallery of the United States for other National Galleries see National Gallery. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D " Old Master " (or " old master " is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such The role of color was reduced and forms became austere; the years 1911-1914 are sometimes referred to as his gothic period. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about Gothic art See also Gothic architecture Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that lasted about 200 In 1914 he was mobilized for military service in World War I and until his release in 1919 he would have little time for painting, although in 1916 he provided a set of illustrations for André Breton's first book, Mont de Piete. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year André Breton (in French ɑ̃dʀe bʀəˈtɔ̃ ( February 19, 1896 &ndash September 28, 1966) was a French Writer,

After the war, Derain won new acclaim as a leader of the renewed classicism then ascendant. For the works or study of works from classical antiquity see Classics Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to With the wildness of his Fauve years far behind, he was admired as an upholder of tradition. ^[8] In 1919 he designed the ballet La Boutique fantasque for Diaghilev, leader of the Ballets Russes. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев / Sergei Pavlovich Dyagilev) also referred to as Serge, ( March 31, See also Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, The Ballets Russes ( French for The Russian Ballets) was a Ballet company established A major success, it would lead to his creating many ballet designs.

The 1920s marked the height of his success, as he was awarded the Carnegie Prize in 1928 and began to exhibit extensively abroad — in London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, New York City and Cincinnati, Ohio. The Carnegie Prize is an international prize for artists awarded by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The City of New York ^[4]

During the German occupation of France in World War II, Derain lived primarily in Paris and was much courted by the Germans because he represented the prestige of French culture. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Derain accepted an invitation to make an official visit to Germany in 1941, traveling with other French artists to Berlin to attend an exhibition by Nazi sculptor Arno Brecker. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German ^[5] The Nazi propaganda machine naturally made much of Derain's presence in Germany, and after the Liberation he was branded a collaborator and ostracized by many former supporters. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people

A year before his death, he contracted an eye infection from which he never fully recovered. He died in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France in 1954 when he was struck by a moving vehicle. Garches is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Hauts-de-Seine (92 (literally " Seine Heights" is a département in France. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) ^[9]

Today, paintings by Derain sell for as much as US$6 million. The London paintings were the subject of a major exhibition at the Courtauld Institute in 2005-06. The Courtauld Institute of Art is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the History of art.

Notes

References

• Clement, Russell (1994). Les Fauves: A Sourcebook. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313283338.
• Cowling, Elizabeth; Mundy, Jennifer (1990). On Classic Ground: Picasso, Léger, de Chirico and the New Classicism 1910-1930. London: Tate Gallery. ISBN 1-854-37043-X
• Hamilton, George Heard (1993). Painting and Sculpture in Europe, 1880-1940. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300056494.
• Sotriffer, Kristian (1972). Expressionism and Fauvism. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0070597648.

External links

• André Derain: A Virtual Art Gallery
• Derain, André
• Ten Dreams Galleries