Fauvism

Fauvism (French for The Wild Beasts) was the name of a modern art movement in the early 20th century, led by the painters Henri Matisse and André Derain. The Fauves were a group of French painters who were influenced by the bright colours used by the Post-Impressionists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.John Elderfield,  The "Wild Beasts" Fauvism and its affinities, 1976, Museum of Modern Art, p13 

The bright colourful style of painting that they used began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910, but the group was only together for three years, 1905–1907. In that time they had three exhibitions together. Their influence has continued  until the present day, and was adopted or influenced many artists who are not usually thought of as fauvists. Aristarkh Lentulov is one good example.
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 Related pages 
 Impressionism
 Post-Impressionists
 Pointillism
 Cubism
 Expressionism

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Category:Art movements