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André Derain Art

French, 1880-1954

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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Artist: André Derain
Soldier and Afraid Man - Original etching - 1951
By André Derain
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Soldier and Afraid Man Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern André Derain Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Seductive Dancer - Original etching - 1951
By André Derain
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Seductive Dancer Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern André Derain Art

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Drypoint, Etching

What a Beauty ! - Original etching - 1951
By André Derain
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN What a Beauty ! Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern André Derain Art

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Drypoint, Etching

The Drunk King - Original etching - 1951
By André Derain
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN The Drunk King Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern André Derain Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Priest in the Countryside - Original etching - 1951
By André Derain
Located in Paris, IDF
Andre DERAIN Priest in the Countryside Original drypoint etching Stamp signature of the artist On vellum 45 x 34 cm (c. 18 x 14 in) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern André Derain Art

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Drypoint, Etching

PROFIL A GAUCHE DE FEMME BAISSEE (LEFT PROFILE OF A WOMAN LYING DOWN).
By André Derain
Located in Portland, ME
Derain, Andre (French, 1880-1954). ROFIL A GAUCHE DE FEMME BAISSEE (LEFT PROFILE OF A WOMAN LYING DOWN). Adhemar 71, BN-IFF 17. Lithograph, 1927. One of 25 copies numbered in Roman n...
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1920s André Derain Art

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Lithograph

Man Hiding - Etching by André Derain - 1934
By André Derain
Located in Roma, IT
Man hiding is an original modern artwork realized by André Derain. Etching on paper. From the Suite "Le Satyricon", 1934. Includes frame.
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Paper, Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938 Andre Derain was born in 1...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

Le Calumet - Rare Book Illustrated by André Derain - 1920
By André Derain
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 760 copies including 60 original b/w and color woodcuts by André Derain. Copy on vélin blanc des Papeteries de Navarre, in perfect conditions with soft editorial cover...
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1920s Surrealist André Derain Art

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Paper

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938 Andre Derain was born in 1...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938 Andre Derain was born in 1...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

The Dance - Lithograph by A. Derain - 1960s
By André Derain
Located in Roma, IT
Dance is a mixed colored lithograph realized by André Derain in the 1960s. Hand signed by the artist on the lower right margin Numbere on the lower left margin. Edition of 50. Goo...
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1960s Modern André Derain Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Man with Cane, Folk Art Woodcut Print by Andre Derain
By André Derain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andre Derain, French (1880 - 1954) - Man with Cane, Medium: Woodblock on laid paper, Image Size: 4.25 x 3 inches, Size: 5.25 x 4 in. (13.34 x 10.16 cm), ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art André Derain Art

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Woodcut

Buste de Femme From Souvenirs de Portraits d Artistes
By André Derain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
André Derain Buste de Femme Original lithograph in colors on paper Mourlout Souvenirs de Portraits d'Artistes 1972
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1970s André Derain Art

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Lithograph

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938 Andre Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, an artist colony outside Paris. In 1898, he enrolled in the Academie Carriere in Paris where he met Matisse. He attended art school and in 1900, set up a studio with Maurice deVlaminck. After his military service from 1900-1904, Derain exhibited his work at the Salon des Independants and then at the Salon d'Automne with Matisse, Vlaminck and others, thus creating the movement of Fauvism.He worked with Henri Matisse in 1905 at Collioure, and participated in the 1905 Salon d’Automne with Matisse, Vlaminck, and Braque, the exhibition in which this group was labeled as Fauves, or Wild Beasts. Along with Vlaminck, Derain was one of the first artists to collect the tribal art of Africa which was influential to many of the artists of the early 20th century. In 1906, Derain met Picasso and his dealer, who purchased Derain's entire studio, creating newfound financial success. During this time, he was hired for the illustrations for works by Guillaume Apollinaire and Andre Breton. After World War I, his friend's Cubism movement affected his art, along with influence from Classicism and African Art. Derain stayed in Paris during most of the Occupation, where he was esteemed by the Nazis because of his artistic integrity. Hitler's Foreign Minister commissioned him to paint a family portrait, but he politely refused. His popularity began to decline after the war because of disagreement over new artistic movements. He later lost most of his eyesight due to illness, which may have been the reason he was hit by a truck in 1954, dying from shock at the age of 74. Derain’s Fauve paintings are typically bright with intense color. Influenced by the work of Cézanne as well as the early Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque’s, Derain’s style changed and by 1912, the paintings became more traditional and structured. For the remainder of his career, he continued to investigate different compositional methods including the perspective of Cézanne and the pointillism of Seurat. He also designed ballet sets and made a number of sculptures. At the turn of the century, Andre Derain exhibited at the radical Fauve Salon d’Automne (1905) and was one of the founding members of the Fauvist movement together with his life-long friends Matisse and Vlaminck. The works he produced in this period, often under the guidance of Matisse, have been counted among the masterpieces of Fauvism. From around 1918, Derain turned his back on the avant-garde and had begun to explore some of the more traditional genres of Western art, including landscapes. His main source of inspiration once the Fauves group had dispersed was found in the Louvre, where he admired the early Renaissance works in particular. Talking of his frequent visits there, he once said, ‘That seemed to me then, the true, pure absolute painting.’ His work evolved through many styles and, most significantly, turned back to the past, particularly after 1922 when Lenin had publicly pronounced his disdain for abstract art. Derain built up an immense and fascinating collection of paintings, sculpture and objets d’art throughout his life which aided his experimentation and was reflected in his work between 1930 and 1945. During these years, his painting technique displayed the most avenues of invention, using a repertoire of primitivist motifs. His eclectic collection was constantly changing. In 1930 he sold his African collection in exchange for bronzes of antiquity and the Renaissance which indicated a real change of interest in the objects, as did his later pursuit of Greek ceramic painting and his enthusiasm for grand cycles of literary and antique themes...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

Provence Village - Lithograph
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Title: Provence Village lithograph in colors after a painting by the artist Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm from the edition of 250 as issued in Warnod, Andre...
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1960s Modern André Derain Art

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Lithograph

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938 Andre Derain was born in 1880 in Chatou, an artist colony outside Paris. In 1898, he enrolled in the Academie Carriere in Paris where he met Matisse. He attended art school and in 1900, set up a studio with Maurice deVlaminck. After his military service from 1900-1904, Derain exhibited his work at the Salon des Independants and then at the Salon d'Automne with Matisse, Vlaminck and others, thus creating the movement of Fauvism.He worked with Henri Matisse in 1905 at Collioure, and participated in the 1905 Salon d’Automne with Matisse, Vlaminck, and Braque, the exhibition in which this group was labeled as Fauves, or Wild Beasts. Along with Vlaminck, Derain was one of the first artists to collect the tribal art of Africa which was influential to many of the artists of the early 20th century. In 1906, Derain met Picasso and his dealer, who purchased Derain's entire studio, creating newfound financial success. During this time, he was hired for the illustrations for works by Guillaume Apollinaire and Andre Breton. After World War I, his friend's Cubism movement affected his art, along with influence from Classicism and African Art. Derain stayed in Paris during most of the Occupation, where he was esteemed by the Nazis because of his artistic integrity. Hitler's Foreign Minister commissioned him to paint a family portrait, but he politely refused. His popularity began to decline after the war because of disagreement over new artistic movements. He later lost most of his eyesight due to illness, which may have been the reason he was hit by a truck in 1954, dying from shock at the age of 74. Derain’s Fauve paintings are typically bright with intense color. Influenced by the work of Cézanne as well as the early Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque’s, Derain’s style changed and by 1912, the paintings became more traditional and structured. For the remainder of his career, he continued to investigate different compositional methods including the perspective of Cézanne and the pointillism of Seurat. He also designed ballet sets and made a number of sculptures. At the turn of the century, Andre Derain exhibited at the radical Fauve Salon d’Automne (1905) and was one of the founding members of the Fauvist movement together with his life-long friends Matisse and Vlaminck. The works he produced in this period, often under the guidance of Matisse, have been counted among the masterpieces of Fauvism. From around 1918, Derain turned his back on the avant-garde and had begun to explore some of the more traditional genres of Western art, including landscapes. His main source of inspiration once the Fauves group had dispersed was found in the Louvre, where he admired the early Renaissance works in particular. Talking of his frequent visits there, he once said, ‘That seemed to me then, the true, pure absolute painting.’ His work evolved through many styles and, most significantly, turned back to the past, particularly after 1922 when Lenin had publicly pronounced his disdain for abstract art. Derain built up an immense and fascinating collection of paintings, sculpture and objets d’art throughout his life which aided his experimentation and was reflected in his work between 1930 and 1945. During these years, his painting technique displayed the most avenues of invention, using a repertoire of primitivist motifs. His eclectic collection was constantly changing. In 1930 he sold his African collection in exchange for bronzes of antiquity and the Renaissance which indicated a real change of interest in the objects, as did his later pursuit of Greek ceramic painting and his enthusiasm for grand cycles of literary and antique themes...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

Nude Bather among the Trees Baigneuse nue aux arbres - French Fauvism
By André Derain
Located in London, GB
ANDRÉ DERAIN 1880-1954 Chatou, Paris 1880-1954 Garches (French) Title: Nude Bather among the Trees Baigneuse nue aux arbres, 1919 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etch...
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1910s André Derain Art

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Etching

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...
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1930s Aesthetic Movement André Derain Art

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Paper

Sitting Nude
By André Derain
Located in London, GB
ANDRE DERAIN 1880-1954 Chatou, Paris 1880-1954 Garches Title: Sitting Nude Technique: Original Stamped Pencil Drawing on Brown Paper size: 32.5 x 25.5...
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Early 1900s Fauvist André Derain Art

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Pencil

André Derain - Ovid s Heroides - Original Etching
By André Derain
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
André Derain - Ovid's Heroides Original Etching Edition of 134 Dimensions: 32 x 25 cm Ovide [Marcel Prevost], Héroïdes, Paris, Société des Cent-une, 1938...
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1930s Modern André Derain Art

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Etching

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