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WHAT IS FAUVISM?
Fauvism, is a term applied to works of art
characterised by high-contrast colours and
strong brushwork, that exhibit a more raw
and less natural form of expression, produced
by a group of artists referred to as Les Fauves
(the wild beasts, will now be referred to as
The Fauves). The use of color and form in
works such as Gauguin's became the
inspiration for Fauvism, which lasted from
1903 to 1908. It was started by French
painters Henri Matisse and André Derain.
Maurice de Vlaminck, Albert Marquet, and
Henri Manguin also later joined the
movement. The characteristics of Fauvism
include a radical use of unnatural colors that
Matrisse, H.
(1905). Woman
and a Hat. [oil
on canvas].
Woman with a Hat depicts Henri’s wife, Amelie.
The painting is currently being exhibited at the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This piece of
separated color from its usual art is known for the use of non-natural colors and
representational and realistic role, giving form for depiction of woman’s face. This artwork
new, emotional meaning to the colors. represented the new ways of coloring.
Henri Matrisse (1869-1954)
He was a French painter, draughtsman,
printmaker, and sculptor. He was also the
co-founder of the Fauvism art style, and one
of the most influential painters of the 20th
century. He was also considered as the
Father of Fauvism.
Derain, A. (1906). The Dance. [oil on
Andre Derain (1880-1954) canvas].
A French painter, sculptor, printmaker, and
designer who was one of the principal The Dance (1906) by André Derain reflected his
Fauvists. Derain studied painting in Paris at eclectic style and interest in a variety of Western
the Académie Carriere from 1898 to 1899. He
and non-Western artistic traditions.
was a co-finder of Fauvism along with Henri
Matrisse.