The Fauvist Movement was an Art Movement that took place in the early 20th Century which expressed art through vivid colors. The official art movement only exhibited from 1905 through 1907, yet the influence continued well beyond that time.
The major leaders of this movement were Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, Matisse remaining the most famous from the group. They derived their style from the work of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Signac, and George Seruat, who were part of the Post-Impressionist movement.
The work is characterized by the use of wild brushstrokes, vivid colors, and abstracted real subject matter. The group received its name from an art critic by the name of Louis Vauxcelles, who called them Les Fauves, which translates into “Wild Beasts". His opinion reflected the idea that their use of color and composition was wild, savage, and even primitive.
Some examples of their work include:
A Woman Sitting before the Window
By 1908, however, the Fauvist artist began to reject the style, gravitating toward a more orderly style like Cubism, even though Henri Matisse continued to paint in the style that he helped to create.
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