Maurice de Vlaminck

MAURICE DE VLAMINCK (Paris, 1876- 1958).
"L'etang de la Framboisière", 1930.
Original illuminated watercolor lithograph, Épreuve d'essai.
Hand signed.
Attached certificate issued by Michelle Champetier in 2012.
Measurements: 24 x 21 cm; 43.5 x 41 cm (frame).

It was not until 1990, after a chance meeting with Deráin, that Maurice de Vlaminck finally decided to devote himself seriously to painting. His friendship with Derain would last a lifetime. In fact, since September 1900, he shares his studio in Chatou. In 1913, the two artists traveled to Marseilles and Martigues. Around 1940-1945 they meet again at the opening of Arno Bercker's exhibition in Berlin. Vlaminck's first public appearance as an artist occurs in 1905 when, together with Camoin, Marquet, Derain, Manguin and Matisse, his work is exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and as a result he joins the group of artists known as the Fauves. In 1907 he is impressed by Cézanne's retrospective. During the First World War he lives in Rouen, when he begins to write poetry. Vlaminck previously published two novels, one in 1902 and the other in 1903, both with more or less pornographic themes and illustrated by Derain. After the war he will travel extensively in France, although most of his works are executed near the Seine, in the vicinity of Paris. His prolific subjects during the World War II period are landscapes and still lifes, always characterized by a somber palette and thick brushstrokes.