Andre Derain (1880-1954)

Derain was one of the founding fathers of fauvism, and one of its wildest practitioners. Influenced by van Gogh and working with Valminck in 1904 he felt that the impressionists had disintegrated their work into dots excessively. Instead, he chose to use wide, choppy brush strokes of pure color. In 1905, he worked with Matisse to bring the technique to maturity.

1905 Boats

1905 Boats at Collioure's Harbor

1905 Collioure

1905 Boats at Collioure

1905 Suburb of Collioure

1906 St. Paul's Cathedral from the Thames

1906 Blackfriars Bridge

1906 Composition

1906 The Dancer

1906 The Houses of Parliament

1906 The Thames

1906 Charing Cross Bridge, London