Tag: Fauvism

La piscine de Londres (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) La piscine de Londres (The Pool of London) 1906 Oil on canvas, 65.7 × 99.1 cm Tate Britain, London This view of the Thames from London Bridge is one of four works painted by Derain, showing the same…

Henri Matisse (1905)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Henri Matisse 1905 Oil on canvas, 46 x 34.9 cm Tate Britain, London A portrait of the painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954), executed at Collioure in the summer of 1905 at the same period as the portrait of Derain…

London Bridge (1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) London Bridge 1906 Oil on canvas, 66 x 99.1 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In 1905, French painter André Derain was commissioned by his art dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint views of London. Derain set up…

Charing Cross Bridge (1905-1906)

Derain, André (1880-1954) Charing Cross Bridge 1905–1906 Oil on canvas, 81.7 x 100.7 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York In this cityscape Derain rendered the customary gray of the London sky with dramatic color. In the summer of 1905 he…

La Fenêtre ouverte, Collioure (1905)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La Fenêtre ouverte, Collioure (Open Window, Collioure) 1905 Oil on canvas, 55.25 × 46.04 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Matisse‘s Open Window, Collioure is an icon of early modernism. A small but explosive work, it is celebrated…

André Derain

(1880–1954) André Louis Derain The artist’s works: Le Bal à Suresnes 1903 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Paysage aux environs de Chatou 1904–1905 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Bateaux de pêche, Collioure 1905 Museum of Modern Art, New York Charing Cross Bridge 1905–1906 Museum…

Henri Matisse

(1869–1954) Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse The artist’s works: Canal du Midi 1898 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Autoportrait 1900 Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris Les fleurs jaunes 1902 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Notre-Dame, une fin d’après-midi 1902 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Luxe, calme et volupté 1904 Musée National…