Fauvism Fauvism Fauvism began in France and lasted

Fauvism

Fauvism • Fauvism began in France, and lasted from 1905 • • • 1908 The Fauves were the first wave of 20 th century artists, and themain artists were Henri Matisse, Andre Derain and Maurice Vlaminck The first Fauve paintings were seen in public in Paris in 1905, at the Salon d’Automne, a major public art exhibition The Fauves used brilliant, intense / non naturalistic colour schemes The Fauves used Expressive visible brushwork The Fauves used Flat Compositions / outlines

auvism Henri Matisse 1869 -1954 • Henri Matisse, a French artist - was the leader of the Fauves • He is best known for his Still lifes, Portraits, Interiors and Landscapes

The Red Room (Harmony in Red) 1908 Henri Matisse

The Woman with The Hat 1905 Henri Matisse

“The nastiest smear of paint I have ever seen” -Quote from an art critic describing this painting when it was exhibited in Paris for the first time.

Madame Matisse (Green Stripe) 1905 Henri Matisse

Still Life with Oranges 1913 Henri Matisse

“Colour was not given to us in order that we should imitate nature. It was given to us so we can express our own emotions. ” -Henri Matisse

The Red Studio 1911 Henri Matisse

The Fauve artists shared their first exhibition at the 1905 at the Salon d 'Automne. The group gained their name, after critic Louis Vauxcelles described their show of work with the phrase "Donatello au milieu des fauves! " ( "Donatello among the wild beasts ") - contrasting the paintings with a Renaissance sculpture that shared the room with them.

Comments by Art Critics about the Fauves “Barbaric Children” “Madmen” “Wild Beasts” (Fauves) “A pot of paint has been flung in the face of the public”

“The painting that was singled out for attacks was Matisse 's Woman with a Hat, which was bought by Gertrude and Leo Stein: this had a very positive effect on Matisse, who was suffering demoralization from the bad reception of his work. ” The Woman with The Hat 1905 Henri Matisse