Reproduction hand painted of the painting
St. Paul’s Cathedral seen from the Thames (Derain)

Here is another view of London by Derain, bursting with Fauvist colors. The silhouette of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the surrounding buildings is treated with flat areas of intense blue, while the sky and some walls blaze with bright yellow and orange. The boats on the Thames in the foreground add to the composition’s dynamism. Derain takes complete freedom with local colors to create an image that is a pure visual sensation. He does not paint the city; he paints the colorful and vibrant impression it leaves on him, transforming the London gloom into a symphony of joyful colors.