Fauvism

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Fauvism was an early 20th-century modern art movement characterized by vivid, non-naturalistic colors and bold brushwork, led by artists such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement
avant-garde movement
modern art movement
aimedFor intense emotional expression
artHistoricalContext early phase of modernism in European art
artisticDiscipline painting
countryOfOrigin France
endTime around 1910
hasLeader André Derain
Henri Matisse
hasProminentMember Albert Marquet
André Derain
Charles Camoin
Georges Braque
Georges Rouault
Henri Manguin
Henri Matisse
Kees van Dongen
Maurice de Vlaminck
Othon Friesz
Raoul Dufy
influenced Abstract art
Color Field painting
German Expressionism
influencedBy African art
Divisionism
Georges Seurat
Japanese prints
Neo-Impressionism
Oceanic art
Paul Gauguin
Post-Impressionism
Vincent van Gogh
movementCharacteristic bold brushwork
decorative composition
emotional expression through color
emphasis on painterly qualities
flattened pictorial space
non-naturalistic colors
simplified forms
strong expressive line
vivid colors
nameMeaning the wild beasts
notableEvent 1905 Salon d’Automne exhibition in Paris
notableWorkExample “Charing Cross Bridge, London” by André Derain
“The Joy of Life” by Henri Matisse
“Woman with a Hat” by Henri Matisse
reactionTo Impressionism
academic art
receivedNameFrom Louis Vauxcelles
startTime 1905
timePeriod early 20th century
usedTechnique large areas of pure color
unmixed pigment
visible brushstrokes


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