André Derain
Nymphes au bain (bathing Nymphs), c.a. 1946-50
Oil on canvas
31 x 37 cm
12 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.
12 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.
The nude nymphs are loosely arranged in a beige-brown palette, engaged in various bathing activities, with a few holding white towels, against an almost black background. The painting is executed...
The nude nymphs are loosely arranged in a beige-brown palette, engaged in various bathing activities, with a few holding white towels, against an almost black background. The painting is executed with rapid, expressive brushwork and strong contrasts of light and dark, characteristic of the artist’s distinctive manner. Minor retouching.
Provenance
Private collection (before 1999).Michel Kellermann, Paris.
Christie’s Paris, 22 October 2021, lot 415.
Literature
Michel Kellermann, André Derain. Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, vol. 3: 1935 – 1954, Paris 1999, p. 188, cat. no. 2137, with ill.Join our mailing list
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