Thursday, March 1, 2012
André Derain (1880-1954) Portrait of Henri Matisse (oil on canvas, 1906)
In 1906, after the success of the Salon d'automne exhibition of the previous year, André Derain was commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, the french art dealer, to create a series of paintings about London. The subject had been previously tackled by Whistler and Monet who had focused on the foggy atmosphere of the industrial city. Derain's vision was a radical departure from this traditional view as he painted the capital in a palette more suited to a Mediterranean holiday resort. Altogether he produced thirty paintings in what has become a very popular series depicting many views along the Thames.
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