Fauvism (1904-1910)

Non representational colors

a style of art in which natural objects are not represented realistically; nonobjective

Portrait of Maude Abrantes by Amedei Modigliani

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Portrait of a Man with a Newspaper by Andre Derain

-1911-1914 -expressionism -portait -oil on canvas

Fauvism 1904- 1910

1905,Paris. Fauvism was a short-lived movement concerned with the liberation of color and the formal structure of a work of art. Fauve is a title which means "wild beast." This group first exhibited paintings in 1905 in Paris. The leader of this group was Henri Matisse, who painted pictures of revolutionary simplicity and high chroma, arbitrary color. Other painters of this group were Rouault, Derain, Vlamick, and Dufy

Street, Dresden by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner- 1908

1907 Oil on canvas 59 1/4" x 6' 6 7/8"

Salon D'Automne

An independient exhibition of experimental art held in the autumn of the 1905; named to distinguish it from the Academic exhibits that were usually held in the spring.

Dance (I) by Henri Matisse

Date:Paris, Boulevard des Invalides, early 1909 Medium:Oil on canvas Dimensions:8' 6 1/2" x 12' 9 1/2"

Open Window by Henri Matisse

The Open Window, also known as Open Window, Collioure, is a painting by Henri Matisse. The work, an oil on canvas, was painted in 1905.It is an example of the Fauvist style of painting that Matisse became famous for, and for which he was a leader, roughly between the years 1900-1909. The Open Window depicts the view out the window of his apartment in Collioure, on the Southern coast of France. We see sailboats on the water, as viewed from Matisse's hotel window overlooking the harbor.

Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsk

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VII, oil on canvas, 1913 Apocalypse, destroy and then renew.

Woman with a Hat- Henri Matisse

Woman with a Hat is a painting by Henri Matisse. An oil on canvas, it depicts Matisse's wife, Amelie. It was painted in 1905 and exhibited with the work of André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, and several other artists, now known as "Fauves" at the 1905 Salon d'Automne.

Flat Planes

an area of a two-dimensional surface having determinate extension and spatial direction or postion