Textbook Fauvism
André Derain was not the first French artist to depict the scene along the north Thames Embankment, looking towards Westminster. Claude Monet visited the scene several times between the 1870s and around 1902, interpreting it with an Impressionist’s eye. André Derain represented the Fauvist school of Post-Impressionism, with the signature bold colours that of the artists whose collective name meant “wild animals”. This view from 1908 remains recognisable today.
Textbook Fauvism
André Derain was not the first French artist to depict the scene along the north Thames Embankment, looking towards Westminster. Claude Monet visited the scene several times between the 1870s and around 1902, interpreting it with an Impressionist’s eye. André Derain represented the Fauvist school of Post-Impressionism, with the signature bold colours that of the artists whose collective name meant “wild animals”. This view from 1908 remains recognisable today.