André Derain, Hyde Park, Fauves, Collection Pierre Lévy, 1972

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Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Fauves, VII, Collection Pierre Levy, 1972; … more Lithograph on vélin d'Arches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Fauves, VII, Collection Pierre Levy, 1972; published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, November 24, 1972. Excerpted from the folio, This album, The seventh in a series dedicated to Mr. Pierre Lévy's collection, was printed in M examples on Arches vélin. Printing was finished on November 24, 1972 by Mourlot for reproductions of the paintings of the Fauves and by Fequet and Baudier for typography. Fernand Mourlot, Paris 1972.

ANDRE DERAIN (1880-1954) had a major role in the development of two of the most significant artistic movements of the early-20th century. He, Henri Matisse, and Maurice de Vlaminck were responsible for generating works with a totally new style which would become Fauvism and his association with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque was integral to early Cubism. Nevertheless, his contribution as the generator of the ideas behind these movements is constantly debated, and some consider his work derivative. This is due in part to the fact that, continually in search of artistic meaning and attempting to create a timeless art removed from the specificity of the modern age, he experimented with different stylistic idioms. Whichever side of the Derain debate you end up on, we can all appreciate his use of expressive vibrant color, his simplification of form, and his fascination with primitive art were constants throughout his work and played a major role in the creation and propagation of early Modern Art. less