Portrait of Lucien Gilbert

André Derain

ca. 1905 · Oil on canvas · Modern and Contemporary Art

This picture is one of several dynamic, boldly-colored portraits that Derain created around 1905. In addition to depicting Gilbert, a childhood friend of the artist and later a collector of his work, Derain also painted portraits of his fellow artists, Matisse (Tate, London), and Vlaminck (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres).

Artist

André Derain

Date

ca. 1905

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Joyce Blaffer von Bothmer, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Blaffer, 1975