The document discusses several major art movements between 1870 and 1930 including Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Constructivism, Dada, Bauhaus, and Surrealism. It provides more detailed information about Impressionism and Fauvism, noting that Fauvism originated in France around the turn of the 20th century and was characterized by the expressive and aggressive use of pure, unnatural colors. Key Fauvist artists mentioned are Henri Matisse, a leader of the movement, and Andre Derain, both of whom transformed subjects with bold, unrealistic colors.

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Dada
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3. Impressionism
A __________________ in painting originating
in France in the_____, characterized by a
concern with depicting the visual impression of
the moment, especially in terms of the shifting
effect of___________.

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Fauvism – style of
painting that
flourished in
France around the
turn of the 20th
century. Fauve
artists used pure,
brilliant color
aggressively applied
straight from the
paint tubes to
create a sense of an
explosion on the
canvas.
Color
A radical use of unnatural colors that
separated color from its usual representational
and realistic role, giving new, emotional meaning
to the colors.
Fauvist Style
Emphasized strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by
Impressionism. Fauves simplified their work, observed their subject and painted it
based off of what they felt and the nature of each experience.

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Often regarded as the most
important French painter of the 20th
century. He was the leader of the
Fauvist movement about 1900, and
he pursued the expressiveness of
color throughout his career. His
subjects were largely domestic or
figurative, and a distinct
Mediterranean verve presides in the
treatment.
A founding member of Fauvism,
Andre Derain is known for his
innovative landscape and
cityscape paintings in which he
transforms the subject with bold
and largely unrealistic colors.
Brushwork
Large areas of flat color or short strokes of thick paint.
Les Fauves “Wild Beasts”
The name Les Fauves (‘the wild beasts’) was coined by the critic Louis
Vauxcelles when he saw the work of Henri Matisse and Andre Derain in an
exhibition, the salon d’automne in Paris, in 1905.

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Salon d’Automne
1905
Subjects
The Fauves painted directly from nature, as the Impressionists had before them, but
Fauvist works were invested with a strong expressive reaction to the subjects
portrayed.

7. Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism is a predominantly
__________________ that developed roughly
between ____________, from the last
Impressionist exhibition to the birth of
__________. Post-Impressionism emerged as a
reaction against Impressionists’ concern for the
naturalistic depiction of _____________.