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Maurice de Vlaminck was a French painter and a leading figure in the Fauvism art movement, famous for his vivid pure colors and expressive landscapes.

Maurice de Vlaminck initially earned a living as a violinist, music teacher and a professional cyclist but a chance meeting with Derain in changed his life.

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Maurice de Vlaminck initially earned a living as a violinist, music teacher and a professional cyclist but a chance meeting with Derain in changed his life....

Maurice de Vlaminck

French painter (1876–1958)

Maurice de Vlaminck
Maurice Vlaminck (right) with André Derain (left), in 1942
Born	(1876-04-04)4 April 1876 Paris, France
Died	11 October 1958(1958-10-11) (aged 82) Rueil-la-Gadelière, France
Known for	Painting
Movement	Fauvism

Maurice de Vlaminck (French:[vlamɛ̃k]; 4 April 1876 - 11 October 1958) was a French painter.

Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were united in their use of intense colour.^[1] Vlaminck was one of the Fauves at the controversial Salon d'Automne exhibition of 1905.

Life

Maurice de Vlaminck was born on Rue Pierre Lescot in Paris. His father Edmond Julien was Flemish and taught violin and his mother Joséphine Caroline Grillet came from Lorraine and taught piano.^[2] His father taught him to play the violin.^[