André Derain
Modell für Malerei
11 SEP – 7 NOV 2026
Opening – 10 SEP 2026, 6–10 pm
André Derain
Diane aux baines
ca. 1945-1946
Öl auf Leinwand
29 x 26 cm.
Photo:Jens Ziehe
In Paris at the end of the 19th century an insight gained sway that was as simple as it was to be influential. Painting is initially nothing more than paint on canvas. André Derain (1880–1954) was one of the first to draw artistic conclusions from this liberating knowledge. As a Fauvist, he enjoyed the liberty of breaking with traditions. Soon, this zest was to set the avant-gardes of the following decades in motion.
André Derain
Baigneuses dans un paysage
ca. 1946-1950
Oil on canvas
7,48×11,22in
Photo Jörg von Bruchhausen
Courtesy Galerie Michael Werner
André Derain
Portrait de femme accoudée
ca. 1940-1945
Oil on canvas
23,6×28,7in
Photo Jörg von Bruchhausen
Courtesy Galerie Michael Werner
André Derain
Assiette de fruits
ca. 1944-1948
Oil on canvas
12,9×19,7in
Photo Jörg von Bruchhausen
Courtesy Galerie Michael Werner
Painter-sculptor Derain, however, did not stick with the revolt. A native of Paris, he was more interested in forging credible links back to tradition rather than in abolishing it. While the Cubists put “form-crushing” through all its possible paces, he was already busy trying to regain the image. In Derain, the great French painting tradition found its medium, not in order to restore, but to transform it.
The exhibition opens at Galerie Michael Werner Berlin on Thursday, 10 September 2026 from 6 – 10 pm and will be on view through 7 November 2026.
A catalogue accompanying the exhibition will be published, featuring essays by MėtaValiušaitytė, Danièle Cohn und Alberto Giacometti.
