15 reactions · 5 comments | Ándre Derain, The Cypress Trees 1907 A stunning favorite Fauve painting by one of the Founding members of the Fauves! This piece absolutely shows that the Fauves led the way to a style of abstraction where the paint itself, and the colors and forms became the main event, and the subject matter became secondary! Did you know the upside down trick?? | Diane Beem Fine Artist | Facebook

„Out of all the Fauve artists, Vlaminck was definitely the one that was most influenced by Van Gogh.“ – Lisa Smit, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. The exhibition „Maurice de Vlaminck: Modern Art Rebel“ provides a broad overview of Vlaminck’s entire painting oeuvre. Influenced by Vincent van Gogh, Vlaminck’s Fauvist work was defined by an emphasis on color, which served as a means of passionate expression. Lisa Smit, Curator of Paintings at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, has written an essay on Vl