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)

Label Occurrences
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Desserte rouge partOf Fauvism
this entity surface form: Henri Matisse’s Fauvist works
Blue Nudes movement Fauvism
Oceania, the Sea movement Fauvism
Emily Carr influencedBy Fauvism
The Green Line movement Fauvism
The Green Line artStyle Fauvism
Neue Wilde influencedBy Fauvism
Münter influencedBy Fauvism
subject surface form: Gabriele Münter
Nabi group influenced Fauvism
Emil Hansen influencedBy Fauvism
Max Pechstein influencedBy Fauvism
The Red House influencedBy Fauvism
Wild Beasts alsoKnownAs Fauvism
this entity surface form: Fauve
Salle VII ledToCoinageOf Fauvism
this entity surface form: term "Fauves"
Jean Puy movement Fauvism
Jean Puy influencedBy Fauvism
this entity surface form: Fauvist movement
Portrait of Matisse genre Fauvism
Portrait of Matisse movement Fauvism
Les Fauves artisticStyle Fauvism