Andre Derain Quotes

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Image, Fauvism was our ordeal by fire… colours became charges of dynamite. They

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Fauvism was our ordeal by fire... colours became charges of dynamite. They were expected to charge light... The great merit of this method was to free the picture from all imitative and conventional contact.

—Andre Derain

Image, Art must not be intelligent; art is a jouisance, an enjoyment

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Art must not be intelligent; art is a jouisance, an enjoyment

—Andre Derain

Image, I’d like to study the drawings of kids. That’s where the truth is, without a doubt.

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I'd like to study the drawings of kids. That's where the truth is, without a doubt.

—Andre Derain

Image, We become intoxicated with color, with words that speak of color, and

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We become intoxicated with color, with words that speak of color, and with the sun that makes colors brighter.

—Andre Derain

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Image, The substance of painting is light.

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The substance of painting is light.

—Andre Derain

Image, It was the era of photography. This may have influenced us, and

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It was the era of photography. This may have influenced us, and played a part in our reaction against anything resembling a snapshot of life. (On the year 1905)

—Andre Derain

Image, The greatest danger in art is too much knowledge.

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The greatest danger in art is too much knowledge.

—Andre Derain

Image, Colors were dynamite for us.

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Colors were dynamite for us.

—Andre Derain

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Image, The substance of painting is light.

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The substance of painting is light.

—Andre Derain

Image, I do not innovate. I transmit.

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I do not innovate. I transmit.

—Andre Derain