Artist:
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Maurice de Vlaminck
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Title:
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The Blue House
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Date:
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1906
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (54.6 x 64.8 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Putnam Dana McMillan
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Location:
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Gallery 371
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Of the three founders of the Fauve movement (the other two being Henri Matisse and André Derain), Vlaminck was certainly the most flamboyant. Rough and muscular, his career path (professional bicycle racer, gypsy violinist, and pulp novelist) had been as unorthodox as his approach to art. Taking van Gogh as his inspiration, Vlaminck squeezed brilliant colors out of tubes directly onto the canvas. This sensitivity to the physical qualities of paint and a love of the landscape are typical of the artist's paintings from this period.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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de Vlaminck, Maurice
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1876 - 1958
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature LL in black: [Vlaminck] Labels on verso: center stretcher bar [Galerie Charpentier/76, rue du FG Saint Honoré - Paris/Anjou
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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61.36.17
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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