Les Fauves

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Les Fauves were an early 20th-century French art movement known for their radical use of vivid, non-naturalistic color and bold brushwork, led by artists such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.

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Label Occurrences
Fauvist painters 1
French Fauvism 1
Henri Matisse and his circle as "les fauves" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement
avant-garde movement
aimedTo emphasize individual expression
liberate color from descriptive role
artForm painting
artisticStyle Fauvism
associatedGenre landscape painting
portrait painting
still life painting
contrastedWith Impressionism
country France
exhibitedAt Salon d'Automne
Salon des Indépendants
hasMember Albert Marquet
André Derain
Charles Camoin
Georges Braque
Georges Rouault
Henri Manguin
Henri Matisse
Kees van Dongen
Maurice de Vlaminck
Othon Friesz
Raoul Dufy
influenced German Expressionism
modern art
influencedBy African art
Georges Seurat
Islamic art
Japanese prints
Neo-Impressionism
Paul Gauguin
Post-Impressionism
Vincent van Gogh
language French
ledBy André Derain
Henri Matisse
movementEnd around 1908
movementStart 1905
namedBy Louis Vauxcelles
nameMeaning the wild beasts
notableCharacteristic bold brushwork
emotional expression through color
emphasis on painterly qualities
non-naturalistic color
simplified forms
vivid color
notableExhibition Salon d'Automne 1905
linked to: Salon d'Automne
region Paris
timePeriod early 20th century

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Louis Vauxcelles described Henri Matisse and his circle as "les fauves"
linked to: Les Fauves
Hans Hofmann influencedBy French Fauvism
linked to: Les Fauves
Charles Camoin associatedWith Fauvist painters
linked to: Les Fauves