Maurice de Vlaminck

French painter Maurice de Vlaminck is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement. Fauvism is a style of painting using intense bold colors incorporated by a group of early 20th century artists, such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.

Born on April 4, 1876, De Vlaminck met Derain in 1900 during a train accident on their way to Paris. The two became lifelong friends. 

Derain had an influence on the self-taught artist de Vlaminck. Derain introduced de Vlaminck to Matisse. After that, de Vlaminck became using intense colors and applying thick daubs. 

A few years later, de Vlaminck exhibited his work with Matisse and Derain at the Salon des Indépendants and at the Salon d'Automne. 

In 1942, he published a tirade against Picasso and Cubism -- supposedly, he felt resentment towards Picasso's Cubism art movement overtaking Fauvism.

Sur le zinc, 1900

L'homme a la pipe (1900)

Source: Wikipedia