Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Fauvism (1900-1920)

Three characteristics of Fauvism include sketchy brushworkand wildly arbitrary colors create a harsh and dissonant effect, explosive colors and impulsive brushworkadvancing the colorist tradition of the Impressionists, and color and art generates its own artistic energy.  The popular Fauvist artists are Franz Mar and Henri Matisse.


Franz Mar


  "The Large Blue Horse" 1911



   "The Monkey" 1912


Henri Matisse


  "Woman Reading" 1894



   "Fruit and Coffeepot" 1898




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