id:			151515
accession number:	1983.67
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.67
updated:		2021-06-15 09:00:28.242000

The Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge, 1906. André Derain (French, 1880-1954). Oil on canvas; framed: 106 x 124.5 x 10 cm (41 3/4 x 49 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 73.6 x 92 cm (29 x 36 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1983.67 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

title:				The Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge
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creation date:			1906
creation date earliest:		1906
creation date latest:		1906
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* André Derain (French, 1880-1954)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 106 x 124.5 x 10 cm (41 3/4 x 49 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 73.6 x 92 cm (29 x 36 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower left: "a derain / '06"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Andre Derain Retrospective
	opening date:   1994-11-08T05:00:00
	<i>Andre Derain Retrospective</i>. Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (organizer) (November 8, 1994-March 15, 1995).

	title:		Claude Monet and Modernist London
	opening date:   2005-01-16T00:00:00
	<i>Claude Monet and Modernist London</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg, FL (organizer) (January 16-April 17, 2005).

	title:		Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-05-27T00:00:00
	<i>Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida (1/16/2005 - 4/17/2005): "Claude Monet and Modernist London" ex. cat. no. 7 , p. 62.

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PROVENANCE

	(A. Vollard, Paris); H. Gonzalez, Mexico City; Van der Velde coll., Le Havre; (London sale 1978); (E. V. Thaw)
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fun fact: 
Derain painted this view of Parliament over a century ago, but you can still stand on Westminster Bridge and see the same vista. Here Derain used bright colors to heighten the intensity of the scene. Why do you think he painted the buildings in vibrant reds and yellows?

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wall description: 
This painting is one of several views Derain painted of London between 1905 and 1906. Among Derain's finest works, these paintings are classic statements of mature Fauvism, a style of intense, arbitrary color and violent brushwork, first developed around 1904 by Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Henri Matisse. The Fauves (wild beasts) aimed for the complete liberation of color from natural appearances, using it instead for purely compositional and expressive purposes.
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