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FauvismFauvism• 1905-19081905-1908• The first avante-garde wave of the 20The first avante-garde wave of the 20thth

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public in Paris in 1905 at the Salon d’ public in Paris in 1905 at the Salon d’ Automne, the seasons major public art Automne, the seasons major public art event . event .

• Brilliant, intense colorBrilliant, intense color• Arbitrary color (non-naturalistic)Arbitrary color (non-naturalistic)• Expressive brushworkExpressive brushwork• Flat compositionFlat composition

Henri Matisse

1869-1954

The Red Room (Harmony in Red)1908Henri Matisse

The Woman with The Hat1905Henri 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)1905Henri Matisse

Purple Robe and Anemones1937Henri Matisse

“Color 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 Studio1911Henri Matisse

The artists shared their first exhibition at the 1905 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-type sculpture that shared the room with them.

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“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.”

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The Woman with The Hat1905Henri Matisse

Andre Derain

1880-1954

Mountains at Collioure1905Andre Derain

London Bridge1906Andre Derain

“We were intoxicated with color, with the sun that makes color live.”

- Andre Derain

Portrait of Matisse1905Andre Derain

Charing Cross Bridge1906Andre Derain

“The visible world is a great deal less interesting than the world re-imagined through color.”

- Andre Derain

The Turning Road. L’Estaque1906Andre Derain