Maurice de Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 - 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour.[1] Vlaminck was one of the Fauves at the controversial Salon d'Automne exhibition of 1905.
Maurice de Vlaminck
Artistic influences[edit]
Vlaminck's compositions show familiarity with the Impressionists, several of whom had painted in the same area in the 1870s and 1880s. After visiting a Van Gogh exhibit, he declared that he "loved Van Gogh that day more than my own father".[10] From 1908 his palette grew more monochromatic, and the predominant influence was that of Cézanne.[7] His later work displayed a dark palette, punctuated by heavy strokes of contrasting white paint.
Some of his works are held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[11]