André Derain
André Derain was a French Fauvist painter known for vivid coastal and London scenes, bold contrasts of color, and later experiments with classical forms.
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Maurice de Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck was a French Fauvist painter known for turbulent riverside landscapes, forceful brushwork, and vividly contrasting oil colors.
Maurice de Vlaminck quick facts
Vlaminck and Derain worked together in Chatou, where intense color and energetic brushwork helped establish Fauvism through vivid canvases and landscapes.
| Full name | Maurice de Vlaminck |
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| Born | 1876 · Paris, France |
| Died | 1958 · Rueil-la-Gadelière, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Movements | Fauvism; later expressive landscape painting |
| Paint types | Oil Paint · Watercolor Paint · Gouache Paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | — |
| Painting surfaces | Canvas · Paper |
| Painting methods | Direct tube-color application in thick Fauvist oil strokes; later watercolor and gouache with brush and pen-and-ink drawing |
| Common subjects | The Seine at Chatou, riverbanks, boats, villages, roads, wooded landscapes, and winter skies |
| Notable works | The Seine at Chatou · Sunlight on Water · Courtyard in Auvers · Bord de Seine |
Sources: The Met: The Seine at Chatou, The Met: Sunlight on Water, The Met: Courtyard in Auvers, Paris Musées: Bord de Seine.
Paint types used by Maurice de Vlaminck
Vlaminck used strongly colored oils for Fauvist river scenes, then combined watercolor and gouache with ink in works on paper, expanding his range.
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Oil paint
Sunlight on Water (1905) and The Seine at Chatou (1906) are oils on canvas. In the latter, Vlaminck laid on blue, red, and white paint directly from tubes in energetic daubs and swirls, describing riverside houses, trees, and a boat in color far removed from naturalistic observation. The Met relates this visible handling to his admiration for Van Gogh.
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Watercolor paint
In Courtyard in Auvers (around 1920), Vlaminck used watercolor with gouache, brush, pen, and black ink on paper. The water-based paint is documented in this later drawing, rather than being inferred from the intense color of his earlier Fauvist oil paintings.
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Gouache paint
Opaque gouache appears alongside watercolor and ink in Courtyard in Auvers. The Met identifies these media separately on the work's paper support; the same record does not imply that his oil-on-canvas Seine paintings contained gouache. The Met lists gouache separately from watercolor and ink.
Sources: The Met: Sunlight on Water, oil on canvas, The Met: The Seine at Chatou, oil technique, and The Met: watercolor and gouache in Courtyard in Auvers.
Painting surfaces used by Maurice de Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck's documented works use canvas, paper; examples distinguish the painted surface from its support or object in each cited work.
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Canvas
Vlaminck’s landscapes, including The Seine at Chatou (1906), are documented as oil on canvas. The broad fabric support carries his energetic daubs and swirls of blue, red, and white, which depart from naturalistic color. Museum records document this format for his Fauvist-era painting.
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Paper
Vlaminck used paper for drawings and watercolors, including the Met’s Courtyard in Auvers (about 1920), made with watercolor, gouache, brush, pen, and black ink. The sheet documents a later works-on-paper practice distinct from his earlier oil canvases. The catalog distinguishes this sheet practice from oil canvas.
Sources: The Met: The Seine at Chatou, The Met: Sunlight on Water, The Met: Courtyard in Auvers, Paris Musées: Bord de Seine.
Painters similar to Maurice de Vlaminck
Derain worked alongside Vlaminck in Chatou, while Matisse became another central Fauvist, each using vivid color to transform familiar landscapes.
Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse was a French artist known for vivid color, simplified forms, Fauvist painting, and the gouache-painted paper cut-outs of his later career.