Portrait of André Derain

Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)

Tate Collection

1905

André Derain (1869-1954) was a close friend of Matisse; they both died in late 1954. This portrait was executed when they spent the summer of 1905 together in Collioure. This is an example of Matisse's early fauve work.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 40 x 29 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1000 ( Total: £7,035)
• ArtFunded in: 1954
• Vendor: Rees Jeffreys

Provenance

Michael Stein; Tetzen-Lund, Copenhagen; Galerie Pierre, Paris, 1927; Mr Rees Jeffreys 1928.

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