Fauvism

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FauvismFauvism• 1905-19081905-1908

• The first avante-garde wave of the 20The first avante-garde wave of the 20thth centurycentury

• The first paintings were first seen in The first paintings were first seen in public in Paris in 1905 at the Salon d’ public in Paris in 1905 at the Salon d’ Automne, the seasons major public art Automne, the seasons major public art event . event .

• Brilliant, intense colorBrilliant, intense color

• Arbitrary color (non-naturalistic)Arbitrary color (non-naturalistic)

• Expressive brushworkExpressive brushwork

• Flat compositionFlat composition

Henri Matisse

1869-1954

The Red Room (Harmony in Red)

1908

Henri Matisse

The Woman with The Hat

1905

Henri Matisse

“The nastiest smear of paint I have ever seen”-Quote from an art critic describing this painting when it was exhibited in Paris for the first time.

Madame Matisse (Green Stripe)

1905

Henri Matisse

Purple Robe and Anemones

1937

Henri Matisse

“Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate nature. It was given to us so we can express our own emotions.”

-Henri Matisse

The Red Studio

1911

Henri Matisse

The artists shared their first exhibition at the 1905 Salon d 'Automne. The group gained their name, after critic Louis Vauxcelles described their show of work with the phrase "Donatello au milieu des fauves! " ( "Donatello among the wild beasts "),contrasting the paintings with a Renaissance-type sculpture that shared the room with them.

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“Barbaric Children”

“Madmen”

“Wild Beasts” (Fauves)

“A pot of paint has been flung in the face of the public”

“The painting that was singled out for attacks was Matisse 's Woman with a Hat, which was bought by Gertrude and Leo Stein: this had a very positive effect on Matisse, who was suffering demoralization from the bad reception of his work.”

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The Woman with The Hat

1905

Henri Matisse

Andre Derain

1880-1954

Mountains at Collioure

1905

Andre Derain

London Bridge

1906

Andre Derain

“We were intoxicated with color, with the sun that makes color live.”

- Andre Derain

Portrait of Matisse

1905

Andre Derain

Charing Cross Bridge

1906

Andre Derain

“The visible world is a great deal less interesting than the world re-imagined through color.”

- Andre Derain

The Turning Road. L’Estaque

1906

Andre Derain