Andre Derain ART FOR SALE

1880 Chatou, France - 1954 Garches (Seine-et-Oise), France. Known for: Paintings, sculpture-fauve and pointillism.

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Andre Derain was born in 1880 at Chatou, which was then a kind of artists' colony at the gates of Paris. His father was a successful patissier (pastry chef) and a town councillor and Derain was given a middle-class education. By the time he was forty, he was one of the most successful painters in Paris. But by the end of World War II, Derain's name usually came up only to be dismissed with a shrug. One of the original "wild beasts" (Fauves), he has been difficult to appraise; but at its best, his work has also been almost impossible not to like. Only seemingly did Derain belong with his contemporaries; essentially he was a traditionalist. The trauma of his years in the trenches had turned him toward what is timeless. Derain's father was... Read full biography

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"Tete de Jeune Fille (Head of a Young Girl)" - Image 1 of 3

"Tete de Jeune Fille (Head of a Young Girl)"

Type:Painting

Year:c. 1930

Size:18.50" x 15.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

Notes:

Derain captures an interesting character study in this portrait of a young brunette that he created circa 1930. Signed lower right, framed. Included in the Catalogue raisonne by Michel Kellermann, Paris. Certificate of authenticity by Michel Kellermann provided.

Price: Please contact Mary Ran Gallery

Reclining Nude

Type:Painting

Year:Circa 1925

Size:15.00" x 18.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Unsigned

Notes:

Frame size: 22 x 25 inches Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Michel Kellermann, Expert Pres Les Douanes Francaises.

Price: Please contact RoGallery