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
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
$797
H 18.9 in W 14.18 in
Impossible Fgures - Contemporary Figurative Ink Ecoline Painting, New Expression
By Grazyna Rigall
Located in Hallein, AT
Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$750
H 20 in W 13 in D 0.05 in
The Stranger 2, abstract brushwork, seated female nude, skin tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstracted, expressionist figurative nude.. Figure in semi-fetal position against and abstract field of greys and muted colors. Powerful direct mark-making.
Oil, Archival Paper
$1,230
H 28 in W 80 in
Modernist Mural, Horizontal Diptych, Black and White Miami Inspired Breezeblocks
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
Inspired by Miami’s iconic Art Deco breezeblocks, this painting transforms architectural pattern and ornamentation into a refined language of repetition, rhythm, and light. Geometric...
Paper, Oil
$3,800
H 20.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
The Bathers, Wood-Engraving Drawing Lithograph by John Buckland-Wright
By John Buckland-Wright
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Buckland-Wright, "Baigneuses" – Elegant Lithograph Print This stunning lithograph print by acclaimed British artist John Buckland-Wright (1897–1954) showcases his remarkable com...
Paper, Ink
Standing Nude Woman Pastel Painting
By Miles Mathis
Located in Austin, TX
Oil pastel on paper of a nude woman with a dark background. 13" x 20" About the Artist: Miles Mathis is an American artist known for his nude portrait paintings and drawing of women...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
$1,230
H 40 in W 55.2 in
Looping Horizon, Organic Minimalist Diptych in Blue and Red, Color Band Elipse
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
This minimalist diptych by Ryan Rivadeneyra explores rhythm, balance, and repetition through softly undulating horizontal bands. Layered tones of blue, charcoal, and red evoke shifti...
Paper, Oil
$1,271
H 33.12 in W 23.39 in D 0.04 in
Alberto Standing 1 Judith Brenner, Sketch Painting, Original Contemporary Art
By Judith Brenner
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Alberto Standing 1 Original Figurative Painting Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an ind...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
$1,082
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
NUDE 01, 2022 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
By Maciej Olekszy
Located in Hallein, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Paper, Ink
$2,900
H 26 in W 22.75 in D 1.19 in
Nude with the Red Curtain, Pastel Study Painting by Pio Santini
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautifully romantic and intimate pastel on paper by Italian artist Pio Santini (1908–1986), titled "Nude with Lace on a Red Curtain." Signed "Santini" in the lower left corner, ...
Pastel, Cardboard, Paper
$1,087
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
NUDE 10, 2022 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
By Maciej Olekszy
Located in Hallein, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Paper, Ink
$1,082
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
NUDE 03, 2022 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
By Maciej Olekszy
Located in Hallein, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Paper, Ink
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