2. Origins
● Started in the early twentieth century with
Henri Matisse and Andre Derain.
● First Exhibited at the Salon D'automne in
1905.
● Art critic Louis Vauxcelles coined the name
"Les Fauves," meaning Wild Beasts.
3. General Characteristics
● Large use of bold colors, in mass quantities.
● Exaggerated shapes.
● Angular body features.
● Vivid Brushstrokes
4. Paul Gauguin
● Proposed color had symbolic vocabulary.
● Color had a mystical Quality that could
express our feelings.
● Inspired others to experiment with new
possibilities for color in art.
● His symbolic use of color pushed others
towards fauvism.
6. Henri Matisse
● Most well known of the Fauvist painters.
● Experimented with color and form.
● Consistent human form throughout.
● Studied how color is perceived.
11. Andre Derain
● summer of 1905 worked with Matisse in the
fishing port of Collioure.
● Good friends with fellow fauvist painter
Maurice de Vlaminck.
● Commissioned by Ambroise Vollard to
create a series of paintings about London.
● Focused mainly with aerial perspectives.
16. Maurice de Vlaminck
● Grew up with Musician parents in Paris.
● Met Andre Derain in 1900.
● Best known for his fauvist period which
lasted seven years.
