Stoppenbach & Delestre is pleased to present an Online viewing room based on our recent show ‘From Fauvism to Classicism throughout the career of Modern French artist, André Derain’ – the first in the UK that was dedicated to the painter for over 15 years.
The primary objective of the exhibition Was to bring Derain’s significant aesthetic research to light – examining the connection between the development of his career and the evolution of Modern Art practice in the early 20th century.
The exhibition comprehensively addresses the various stages of Derain’s career - from the early works produced in Chatou - to the refined, classical works made after his deployment in the First World War, until his death in 1954.
Accordingly, the exhibition is divided into four sections, Fauvism, ‘Cézanniste’ period, the ‘return to order’ and finally, the late compositions.
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FAUVISM
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'We become intoxicated with color, with words that speak of color, and with the sun that makes colors brighter'- André Derain (1905)
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Having played a crucial role as a founding member of Fauvism, alongside Henri Matisse and Maurice de Vlaminck – Derain’s contribution to the movement fostered radical new ideas in Modern art, which went on to influence not only the development of Cubism and Neo-Classicism, but also artists such as Balthus and Giacometti.
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Following his revered Fauve period, Derain himself continued his unyielding pursuit of new forms in painting – enriched by his intellectual relationship with the renowned French art dealer, Paul Guillaume. Notable periods include the ‘delineated’ and ‘Cézanniste’ landscapes from 1907-10 and his return to Classical compositions towards the end of his life.
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RETURN TO ORDER
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There is a long standing cult of Derain, almost, and new initiates are always joining. And if he has been sometimes vilified, that only makes him more compelling. He touches nerves. He was at once uncompromising and capricious. He insisted on absolute artistic freedom, including the freedom to accept restrictions and recognise standards, if only to then bend the rules again, stretch and distort the paradigms -
Merlin James, 2020
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Late Compositions
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I'd like to study the drawings of kids. That's where the truth is, without a doubt - André Derain
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Works on Paper
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Publications
André Derain - From Fauvism to Classicism