Description

In 1905 and 1906 Derain traveled to London at the suggestion of the art dealer Ambroise Vollard, for whom he executed a number of views of the city, including this one. As the artist later recalled, these canvases were inspired by Claude Monet's views of London painted only a few years earlier, which had "made a very strong impression on Paris." The long broken brushstrokes of Derain's painting and the bright bold colors reflect the influence of the Neo-Impressionists Paul Signac and Henri-Edmond Cross as well as that of Matisse, with whom Derain spent the summer of 1905 in the south of France.
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