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Fauvism (/ f oʊ v ɪ z əm / FOH-viz-əm) is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of les Fauves ( French pronunciation: [le fov] , the wild beasts ), a group of modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational ...
The following is a chronological list of French artists working in visual or plastic media (plus, for some artists of the 20th century, performance art). For alphabetical lists, see the various subcategories of Category:French artists. See other articles for information on French literature, French music, French cinema and French culture.
This is a chronological list of periods in Western art history. ... Fauvism – 1904 – 1909, France; Expressionism – 1905 – 1930, Germany
In the early 1900s, Matisse established himself as a leader of the Fauvism art movement. [1] Fauvism emphasised a strong use of color and painterly qualities, as opposed to realistic representations found in Impressionist art. In 1912, Matisse visited Tangier, Morocco, where he noted how the locals would be fascinated by goldfish swimming in bowls.
Media in category "Fauvism" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Georges Braque, 1906, L'Olivier près de l'Estaque (The Olive tree near l'Estaque).jpg 800 × 651; 661 KB
André Derain (/ d ə ˈ r æ̃ /, French: [ɑ̃dʁe dəʁɛ̃]; 10 June 1880 – 8 September 1954) was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. [1] In 2025 all of Derain’s work entered the public domain in the United States. [2]
Thousands of artists — ranging from the late Norman Rockwell to the Oscar-nominated director Wes Anderson — have been named in a widely circulated list of people whose work was used to train a ...
Rouault was born into a poor family in Paris. He was born in a Parisian cellar after his family's home was destroyed in the Paris insurrection of 1871.His mother encouraged his love for the arts, and, in 1885, the fourteen-year-old Rouault embarked on an apprenticeship as a glass painter and restorer, which lasted until 1890.