9+ Andre Derain Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Andre Derain quotes and sayings.

We become intoxicated with color, with words that speak of color, and with the sun that makes colors brighter. — Andre Derain

Fauvism was our ordeal by fire... colours became charges of dynamite. They were expected to charge light... The great merit of this method was to free the picture from all imitative and conventional contact. — Andre Derain

Colors were dynamite for us. — Andre Derain

The substance of painting is light. — Andre Derain

The greatest danger in art is too much knowledge. — Andre Derain

I'd like to study the drawings of kids. That's where the truth is, without a doubt. — Andre Derain

It was the era of photography. This may have influenced us, and played a part in our reaction against anything resembling a snapshot of life. (On the year 1905) — Andre Derain

Art must not be intelligent; art is a jouisance, an enjoyment — Andre Derain

I do not innovate. I transmit. — Andre Derain