Modern British and French Art
 
 
 




 


André Derain (1880-1954)
Nature Morte, circa 1924.

Oil on canvas. 11 x 15 inches.
Signed.
Provenance: Roland Browse & Delbanco.
Josef Herman, RA

André Derain studied alongside Maurice de Vlaminck in Paris. After meeting Matisse together in 1899 and receiving encouragement to further their studies in colour, Derain and de Vlaminck both adapted Fauvism. In 1905 at the prompting of art dealer, Ambroise Vollard, Derain travelled to England to paint the Pool of London, creating some of his finest pieces. His later landscapes adapted the lesser tonalities of Impressionism because of Cézanne’s influence. He also designed theatre sets and book illustrations.
   
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