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 fre…

- Andre Derain

The substance of painting is light.

- 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…

- Andre Derain

The greatest danger in art is too much knowledge.

- Andre Derain

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

- Andre Derain

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

- Andre Derain

I do not innovate. I transmit.

- Andre Derain

Colors were dynamite for us.

- Andre Derain

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

- Andre Derain