Fauve turned classicist whose 31 paintings form the largest group in the Orangerie's Walter-Guillaume collection — Paul Guillaume's most heavily backed artist.
Painting · The dealer portraits
Derain's 1919 portrait of his dealer Paul Guillaume — elegant, detached, dressed in his favorite blue — painted by the artist whose 31 canvases now form the largest group in the Orangerie's collection.
Supported by · 1916
They met through Max Jacob on Apollinaire's advice, and from 1916 Guillaume gave Derain a solo show at the rue de Miromesnil gallery. The backing never stopped: Derain's 31 canvases are the largest group in the Walter-Guillaume collection, and his 1919 portrait of the dealer hangs among them.
Art movement · 1905–circa 1908
Painted beside Matisse at Collioure in the summer of 1905 and hung with him in the Salon d'Automne room that named the movement.
Associated with
Painted beside Matisse at Collioure in the summer of 1905 and hung with him in the Salon d'Automne room that named the movement.
Supported by · 1916
They met through Max Jacob on Apollinaire's advice, and from 1916 Guillaume gave Derain a solo show at the rue de Miromesnil gallery. The backing never stopped: Derain's 31 canvases are the largest group in the Walter-Guillaume collection, and his 1919 portrait of the dealer hangs among them.