La Chute De Phaëton (The Fall of Phaeton)

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Phaethon, son of Helios the sun-god, persuades his father to let him drive his sun-chariot, but wreaks such havoc that he is struck from the sky by Zeus (Ovid: Metamorphoses II, 150–327). A popular theme in the history of art, the abstracted and destructive quality of this work illustrates the artist’s role as a leading exponent of Fauvism. Derain sold the contents of his studio in 1905 to the dealer Ambroise Vollard, whose stamp is on the reverse.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

La Chute De Phaëton (The Fall of Phaeton)

Date

c.1905

Medium

brush, pen & black ink

Measurements

H 64 x W 35.8 cm

Accession number

2006.2

Acquisition method

purchased, 2006

Work type

Watercolour

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