Maurice de Vlaminck was a French painter, printmaker and author. Vlaminck was born in Paris to bohemian musician parents. He, too, would become a talented musician, sometimes earning a living with his violin. He was a professional cyclist until his athletic career was cut short when he contracted Typhoid fever in 1896. Eventually, he joined the military.

While on military leave, he met André Derain. Vlaminck had little art training, and only began to paint seriously after collaborating with Derain. His artistic style was strongly influenced by Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. Henri Matisse, Derain, and Vlaminck created the Fauvist art movement, marked by bold, non-naturalistic colors and seemingly chaotic compositions.

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