André Derain

Gianna Sorola Professor Reed Art Appreciation 1301 18 October 2017 The Turning Road, L'Estaque Andre Derain     Andrè Derain, born in Chatou, France in 1880 was one of the few leaders of the Fauvists movement (although only lasting three short years). Playing a vital part in this new movement, it enabled him to achieve recognition in all of his paintings.     Fauvists was created in the early twentieth century, by modern artist whom emphasized painterly qualities. By having strong, vibrant colors

Cheryl Alberti Art Appreciation - Midterm September 5th, 2010 “Andre Derain, London Bridge” Visual Elements Line - I believe implied lines were used in this painting. Some edges are clear with a defined start and finish. The line weight varies. The lines also vary in width and length. Mostly straight lines with a few curves. Shape - The shapes range from rectangles, arches, and squares, to blurs that appear to be buildings in the far back corner. Mass - I believe the mass is actual

Andre Derain was born in a small town in Northern France called Chatou -- which at the time was an artists colony near Paris -- on Saturday, June 10, 1880. His dad was a successful pastry chef and town council member. As such, he received a middle class education, although it would appear he was unhappy as a student as he later stated “the teachers, ushers and pupils were a far more bitter memory for me than the darkest hours of my military career. ” At age 15 he began to take painting lessons

What I initially noticed when looking at the landscape painting Mountains of Collioure(1908), by Andre Derain was that the brushstroke is like of the impressionists, in which the strokes are short and thin, as well as seldom use of the color black. It is also highly contrasted in color, with many hues of various colors. I also notice that if it were painted by a kid it makes sense that the painting's colors would not match the natural colors of the actual subject matter within the painting. The

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French fauvist painter named Andre Derain. The piece he made was The Turning Road L’Estaque. He made this piece in 1906, and he was 48 years old when he made this piece. He was born in Chatou, Paris and born on June 17, 1880, and died on September 8th, 1954 in Garches, Paris. The media of the painting was oil on canvas, and the dimensions were 4'2.5" X 6'4.5". The subject is the small town area of France and the content of the painting are the lines and how curvy they are; Andre also makes the painting

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