10th June 2023. ON THIS DAY. “For us Fauvism was like an ordeal by fire…our paints became sticks of dynamite. They were supposed to explode with light” -André Derain André Derain, born on June 10, 1880, in Chatou, France, played a significant role in shaping the early-20th-century art movements of Fauvism and Cubism. Derain, together … Continue reading André Derain: A Pioneer of Fauvism and Cubism