Andre Derain, French 1880-1954- Portrait de Femme (Portrait of a Woman), c. 1922;oil on board, signed, 23.3 x 18cm (ARR)Provenance: Private collection, London Literature: Michel Kellermann, 'Andre Derain, Catalogue Raisonne de l'Oeuvre Peint Tome 2 1915-1934,' no.1109 p.205 (the work is listed as oil on canvas)Note: André Derain is best known for his contribution to the Fauvist movement. In 1905, with a group of artists including Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958), Derain exhibited at the Salon d’Automne, Paris, where the critic Louis Vauxcelles used the word fauves (wild beasts), the movement later being called Fauvism.Derain’s oeuvre marries the volumes of Paul Cezanne’s (1839-1906) flatness with known non-Western sculpture, which is evident in this portrait. The portrait is likely Derain’s wife, Alice, as the sitter’s features appear to be similar to those of Derain’s other portraits of Alice, for example 'Madame Derain in Green', 1907 held in MoMA’s collection.With thanks to Robert Stoppenbach, a member of the comite Derain, for his assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.

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