André Derain
(1880–1954) fransk bildkonstnär inom fauvismen
André Derain (France, 1880–1954) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker, a draughtsman, a photographer, and a designer. By year of birth, André Derain belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
André Derain was born in Chatou and died in Garches. André Derain trained at Académie Julian. André Derain worked in Chambourcy, Chatou, Collioure, and Martigues. Wikidata associates André Derain with Fauvism and cubism. André Derain became a member of Comité national de l'estampe. The students included Yohanan Simon.
The best-known works include ‘Enfant courant sur la plage’ and ‘Pont de Charing Cross’. The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting, portrait, and still life. The catalogue has 29 works by André Derain with free images. The dated works span the years 1904–1928. Works by André Derain are held by several collections, among them Tate, Musée d’Art moderne de Troyes, Musée National d'Art Moderne, and Jean Walter-Paul Guillaume Collection. Wikidata links 8 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Paul Poiret, Charles Camoin, Léopold Survage, Viking Eggeling, and Hazel Lavery.