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born April 4, 1876, Paris, France
died Oct. 11, 1958, Rueil-la-Gadelière
French painter.
Noted for his brash temperament as well as his flair for landscapes, he began in 1900 to share a studio with André Derain , a friend from childhood. In 1905 he first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants. His experiments with pure, intense colour applied in thick daubs earned him an association with Fauvism , but by 1908 he had turned to painting landscapes of thickly applied whites, grays, and deep blues, and his style moved closer to that of Paul Cézanne . He began 0441; 1915 to develop a personal, strongly stated style that placed him solidly in the realm of French Expressionism .