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Andre Derain
Portrait of Matisse.
1905 |
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b Le
Cateau-Cambrésis [now Le Cateau], nr Cambrai, Picardy, 31 Dec 1869; d Nice, 3 Nov
1954.
French painter, draughtsman, sculptor, printmaker, designer and writer. He came to
art comparatively late in life and made his reputation as the principal protagonist of
FAUVISM, the first avant-garde movement at the turn of the century. He went on to develop
a monumental decorative art, which was innovative both in its treatment of the human
figure and in the constructive and expressive role accorded to colour. His long career
culminated in a highly original series of works made of paper cut-outs, which confirmed
his reputation, with Picasso, as one of the major artists of the 20th century. |
