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.

All labels observed (7)

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Fauvism canonical 135
Fauvist movement 3
Fauve 1

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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
Expressionism
surface form: German Expressionism
influencedBy African art
Neo-Impressionism
surface form: 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
surface form: “The Joy of Life” by Henri Matisse

Woman with a Hat
surface form: “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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Kees van Dongen memberOf Fauvism
this entity surface form: Fauves
Marc Chagall movement Fauvism
Marc Chagall influencedBy Fauvism
Othon Friesz movement Fauvism
André Derain movement Fauvism
André Derain coFounderOf Fauvism
Maurice de Vlaminck movement Fauvism
Maurice de Vlaminck coFounded Fauvism
this entity surface form: Fauvist movement
Raoul Dufy movement Fauvism
Albert Marquet movement Fauvism
Albert Marquet associatedWith Fauvism
this entity surface form: Fauvist movement
Georges Rouault movement Fauvism
Anita Malfatti influencedBy Fauvism
Orphism influencedBy Fauvism
Modern art hasMovement Fauvism
Composition II influencedBy Fauvism
La Musique genre Fauvism
La Musique movement Fauvism
La Musique partOf Fauvism
this entity surface form: Henri Matisse’s Fauvist period
La Musique creatorMovement Fauvism
Charles Camoin movement Fauvism
Henri Manguin movement Fauvism
Negro Period relatedTo Fauvism
Grebo masks influenced Fauvism
Armand Guillaumin influenced Fauvism
La Raie verte movement Fauvism
Salon d'Automne notableFor Fauvism
La femme au chapeau movement Fauvism
Le Bonheur de Vivre movement Fauvism
L’Atelier rouge movement Fauvism
Young Sailor II movement Fauvism
Le Luxe II genre Fauvism
Le Luxe II movement Fauvism
L’Escargot movement Fauvism
The Sheaf movement Fauvism
The Red Room movement Fauvism
La Desserte rouge movement Fauvism