The Centre Pompidou is presenting \u00ab Andr\u00e9 Derain 1904 – 1914. La d\u00e9cennie radicale \u00bb (The Radical decade), which takes a fresh look at the work of this major 20th century artist, tracing the various stages of his career before the First world war, when he was involved in the most radical avant-garde movements. Some remarkable groups of work have been brought together for the exhibition: his 1905 summer pieces painted in Collioure; a series of London scenes, and his very large dance and bather compositions. The art of Andr\u00e9 Derain has not been the focus of any major monographic exhibitions since the 1994 retrospective at the Mus\u00e9e d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris – in other words, for over twenty years. This French painter played a crucial intellectual role in the emergence of two major avant-garde movements in the early 20th century: Fauvism and Cubism. Early on, he made a solitary return to realism, foreshadowing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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