Fauvism topic

Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early 20th century Modern art whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational values retained by Impressionism. While Fauvism as a style began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only three years, 1905–1907, and had three exhibitions.The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and André Derain. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse... full article at wikipedia