Oil Paint
Oil paint is a slow-drying art medium made with pigment and a drying-oil binder that allows extended working time, smooth blending, and layered application.
Painter
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 visibly energetic strokes helped develop the Fauvist style.
| Born | 1876 · Paris, France |
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| Died | 1958 · Rueil-la-Gadelière, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Movements | Fauvism; later expressive landscape painting |
| Paint types | Oil Paint · Watercolor Paint · Gouache Paint |
| Painting surfaces | Canvas · Paper |
| Painting methods | Thick, freely applied oil colors, including strong reds and blues straight from the tube; watercolor and gouache alongside pen and brush 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 |
| Studio and influences | Shared a studio in Chatou with André Derain; admired Vincent van Gogh's expressive handling |
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
Vlaminck applied thick oil paint directly to canvas in his Fauvist period, and later made works in watercolor and opaque gouache with black ink.
Watercolor Paint
Watercolor paint is a water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder, typically applied in transparent washes on absorbent paper.
Gouache Paint
Gouache paint is an opaque, water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder, drying to a matte finish that can be reactivated with water.
Surface types used
Vlaminck's river views were painted in oil on canvas, while watercolor and gouache appear in documented paper studies of village scenes.
Canvas
Canvas is a woven fabric support, commonly cotton or linen, used for painting and sold either raw or prepared with a compatible ground layer.
Paper
Paper is an absorbent sheet material made from pressed fibers, with weight, sizing, and surface texture controlling moisture tolerance and paint behavior.
Painters similar to Maurice de Vlaminck
Derain worked alongside Vlaminck in Chatou, while Matisse was another central Fauvist whose colors reshaped familiar landscapes.
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.
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.