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Homme dansant
stamped with atelier mark
Ink on paper
9 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches
24.7 x 32.1 cm
24.7 x 32.1 cm
£1100.00
Provenance
Andre-Charlemagne Derain
The Estate of Raymonde Knaublich
André Derain exhibited at the radical Fauve Salon d’Automne of 1905 and was one of the founding members of the Fauvist movement together with his life-long friends Henri Matisse and Maurice de Vlaminck. The works he produced during this period, often under the guidance of Matisse, are considered among the masterpieces of Fauvism.
Derain was later to turn his back on the avant-garde and began to explore some of the more traditional genres of Western art, including landscapes. His main source of inspiration once the Fauve group had dispersed was found in the Louvre, where he admired the Early Renaissance works in particular. Talking of his frequent visits there, he once said, “That seemed to me then the true, pure, absolute painting.”
He built up an immense and fascinating collection of paintings, sculpture and objets d’art throughout his life which aided his experimentation and was reflected in his work between 1930 and 1945. During these years, his painting technique displayed the most avenues of invention, using a repertoire of primitivist motifs. His eclectic art collection was constantly evolving. In 1930 he sold his collection of African art in exchange for bronzes of antiquity and the Renaissance, thus indicating his change of interest in these objects. This was further demonstrated in his pursuit of Greek ceramic painting and his enthusiasm for grand cycles of literary and antique themes during the 1930s.
Despite the hardships caused by the Second World War, Derain continued to produce large paintings as well as book illustrations and woodcut prints during these years. Between 1947 and 1953 he designed the sets and costumes for four ballets and decorated several fine books.
Derain was later to turn his back on the avant-garde and began to explore some of the more traditional genres of Western art, including landscapes. His main source of inspiration once the Fauve group had dispersed was found in the Louvre, where he admired the Early Renaissance works in particular. Talking of his frequent visits there, he once said, “That seemed to me then the true, pure, absolute painting.”
He built up an immense and fascinating collection of paintings, sculpture and objets d’art throughout his life which aided his experimentation and was reflected in his work between 1930 and 1945. During these years, his painting technique displayed the most avenues of invention, using a repertoire of primitivist motifs. His eclectic art collection was constantly evolving. In 1930 he sold his collection of African art in exchange for bronzes of antiquity and the Renaissance, thus indicating his change of interest in these objects. This was further demonstrated in his pursuit of Greek ceramic painting and his enthusiasm for grand cycles of literary and antique themes during the 1930s.
Despite the hardships caused by the Second World War, Derain continued to produce large paintings as well as book illustrations and woodcut prints during these years. Between 1947 and 1953 he designed the sets and costumes for four ballets and decorated several fine books.