Movement · 1900s
Fauvism
Fauvist painters used intense, non-naturalistic colour, often straight from the tube, and simplified forms. The name, meaning 'wild beasts', came from a critic's reaction to their work at the Salon d'Automne in 1905. Led by Henri Matisse and André Derain, the movement itself lasted only from 1905 to 1908.
Where it came from, where it went
- Grew out of1880sPost-Impressionism
Artists built on Impressionism while pursuing structure, symbolic color, or personal expression.
- 1880sNeo-Impressionism
Painters placed small marks of color side by side, drawing on contemporary color theory.
- This movement1900sFauvism
- Led to1900sExpressionism
Artists distorted form and used strong color to convey emotion.
Circles
Exhibition · Paris · 1905
Salon d'Automne 1905 (Fauves)
The show where critic Louis Vauxcelles called Matisse, Derain and their circle 'les fauves'. Rousseau's jungle picture The Hungry Lion hung near Matisse's work, though Rousseau was not a Fauve.
Paintings