One minute with André Derain

Dear Friends,

This week we continue our ‘One Minute’ series with Derain and sculpture,
one of the richest and most secret aspects of this work.

Let us introduce you to this facet of his talent…
 
Françoise and Florence Chibret-Plaussu

 

One minute with André Derain

 

Open to all cultures and universally aware, André Derain participated – among others – in the birth of modern sculpture alongside Matisse and Picasso.

In 1907 he worked with a wide variety of materials: wood, stone, metal and clay.

In 1938 Derain discovered a clay deposit suitable for sculpting under a fir tree uprooted by a storm on his property in Chambourcy. He commenced a series of heads, masks and figurines. He had several kilns installed and monitored firing himself.

In 1959, on the advice of Giacometti and the publisher Pierre Cailler, Madame Derain, the painter’s widow, had 70 terracotta pieces cast in bronze. We are happy to showcase some examples of these works.

We find the resonance of a mixture of Mediterranean, Eastern, African and Chinese cultures interpreted with an inventive verve and a spontaneous imagination that highlight the sculptor’s unique gifts.

We recommend a visit to the Museum of Modern Art in Troyes, which exhibits the complete series of bronze sculptures as well as a remarkable collection of oils by André Derain.

The artist is also widely presented in the new tour of the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris (MAM).

Finally, let us not forget Michel Charzat’s fascinating book ‘Derain, the Thunderstruck Titan’ published by Hazan.

You can discover these sculptures at our gallery.

 

André Derain
“Visage géométrique”

Bronze, signed and numebered AT. ANDRE DERAIN 4/11,
More the numbers 0, 00, 000, 0000,
The original in terra-cotta is property of the family of the artist
Brotal Foundry in Mendrisio, Switzerland

Bibliography

– « Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre sculpté d’André Derain, l’œuvre édité », Pierre Cailler, Genève, 1965, a similar copy under n° 36.
– « André Derain, sculpteur » by Pieter Coray, Electra, 1994, a similar copy under n°75 p. 92.
– « Donation Pierre et Denise Lévy », Musée d’Art Moderne, Troyes, 1982, a similar copy under n° 44 p.35.
– « Eskultore DERAIN escultor », Fundacion Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa Fundazioa, a similar copy p 68.
– « Derain sculpteur », Musée Angladon, Avignon, September 2007 – January 2008, n°34 p 42.

 

 

André Derain
“Le Gladiateur”

Bronze with light brown patina.
Signed and numbered AT Andre Derain 6/11.
In a numbered edition of eleven plus four casts numbered 0, 00, 000, 0000.
The original in plaster is in the collection of the Musée de Pully.
Brotal Foundry in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Bibliography

– « Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre sculpté d’André Derain, l’œuvre édité », Pierre Cailler, Genève, 1965, a similar copy under n° 51
– « André Derain, sculpteur » by Pieter Coray, Electra, 1994, a similar copy under n°86 p. 101
– « Donation Pierre et Denise Lévy », Musée d’Art Moderne, Troyes, 1982, a similar copy under n°59 p. 43
– « Eskultore DERAIN escultor », Fundacion Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa Fundazioa, a similar copy p. 82
– « Derain sculpteur », Musée Angladon, Avignon, September 2007 – January 2008, n°47 p. 52

 

 

André Derain
“L’homme aux favoris”

Bronze, signed and numbered AT. ANDRE DERAIN 8/15
More the numbers 0, 00, 000, 0000
The original in terra-cotta is in « Musée d’Art et d’Histoire » of Genève Collection
Brotal Foundry in Mendrisio, Switzerland

Bibliography

– « Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre sculpté d’André Derain, l’œuvre édité », Pierre Cailler, Genève, 1965, a similar copy under n° 3.
– « André Derain, sculpteur » by Pieter Coray, Electra, 1994, a similar copy under n°110 p 110.
– « Donation Pierre et Denise Lévy », Musée d’Art Moderne, Troyes, 1982, a similar copy under n°11 p 17.
– « Eskultore DERAIN escultor », Fundacion Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa Fundazioa, a similar copy p 36.

Certificate of Geneviève Taillard, great-niece of Derain.

 

 

André Derain
“Femme aux cheveux longs revenant sur la poitrine”

Bronze with light brown patina
N°11/11
Signed on the back AT Andre Derain 11/11
Conceived in plaster and cast in a numbered edition of eleven plus four casts numbered 0, 00, 000, 0000
Brotal Foundry in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Bibliography

– « Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre sculpté d’André Derain, l’œuvre édité », Pierre Cailler, Genève, 1965, a similar copy under n° 52
– « André Derain, sculpteur » by Pieter Coray, Electra, 1994, a similar copy under n°82, p. 97
– « Donation Pierre et Denise Lévy », Musée d’Art Moderne, Troyes, 1982, a similar copy under n°60, p. 44
– « Eskultore DERAIN escultor », Fundacion Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa Fundazioa, a similar copy p. 83.

Certificate of Mrs Geneviève Taillade.

 

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