In 1905, critic Louis Vauxcelles first mentioned fauve, or "wild beast," to characterize an explosion of color in the work of a loosely knit group of young painters exhibiting at the Salon d'automne in Paris.
Between 1904 and 1907, Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and others brought a newly liberated colorism into cityscape and landscape paintings. Working with an intense, pure color and the bold strokes of a loaded brush, these artists adapted the advances of postimpressionism, creating a more impetuous manner.
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Wild Beasts in Washington
The National Gallery of Art in Washington is showing its collection of fauve paintings in an exhibition until May 30th to mark the 100th anniversary of the naming of this movement in French art.
It has brought together 10 of its 13 "fauve" paintings and 10 of its 20 Matisse paintings in the next room. Altogether the gallery owns 113 works by Matisse.
In 1905, critic Louis Vauxcelles first mentioned fauve, or "wild beast," to characterize an explosion of color in the work of a loosely knit group of young painters exhibiting at the Salon d'automne in Paris.
Between 1904 and 1907, Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and others brought a newly liberated colorism into cityscape and landscape paintings. Working with an intense, pure color and the bold strokes of a loaded brush, these artists adapted the advances of postimpressionism, creating a more impetuous manner.
In 1905, critic Louis Vauxcelles first mentioned fauve, or "wild beast," to characterize an explosion of color in the work of a loosely knit group of young painters exhibiting at the Salon d'automne in Paris.
Between 1904 and 1907, Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and others brought a newly liberated colorism into cityscape and landscape paintings. Working with an intense, pure color and the bold strokes of a loaded brush, these artists adapted the advances of postimpressionism, creating a more impetuous manner.
