- André Derain was born on June 10, 1880 in Chatou, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France. He was an actor and production designer, known for Howards End (1992), Whirlpool of Fate (1925) and L'enlèvement au sérail (1962). He died on September 8, 1954 in Garches, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France.
- In 1919 he designed the ballet La Boutique fantasque for Diaghilev, leader of the Ballets Russes. A major success, it would lead to his creating many ballet designs.
- He was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse.
- In 1914 he was mobilized for military service in World War I and until his release in 1919 he would have little time for painting, although in 1916 he provided a set of illustrations for André Breton's first book, Mont de Piete.
- During the German occupation of France in World War II, Derain lived primarily in Paris and was much courted by the Germans because he represented the prestige of French culture. Derain accepted an invitation to make an official visit to Germany in 1941, and traveled with other French artists to Berlin to attend a Nazi exhibition of an officially endorsed artist, Arno Breker. Derain's presence in Germany was used effectively by Nazi propaganda, and after the Liberation he was branded a collaborator and ostracized by many former supporters.
- The 1920s marked the height of his success, as he was awarded the Carnegie Prize in 1928 for his Still-life with Dead Game and began to exhibit extensively abroad-in London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, New York City and Cincinnati, Ohio.
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