• Les Fauves (French for “the Wild Beasts”)• Fauvism was the first of the avant-garde movements
that flourished in France in the early 20th century– Avant-garde: New/unusual/experimental ideas
• Developed after Impressionism and Post-Impressionism• Very inspired by van Gogh and Seurat:
– Sometimes included components of Post-Impressionism, a melting pot of the techniques of Vincent van Gogh (squeezing paint right onto the canvas from the tube) and Georges Seurat (Pointillism)
Vincent van Gogh, 1872, Age 19
Vincent van Gogh; The Starry Night; 1889; Post-Impressionism; Oil on Canvas
Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte, 1884-1886 (have you ever seen Ferris
Bueller’s Day Off?)
Fauvism
• Only lasted a few years (1904-1908)– This movement was more of a transitional
learning stage for artists– Eventually led to a regression back to the origins
of Cubism of Paul Cézanne, which led to THE Cubist movement (Picasso, etc.)• Revived interest in Paul Cézanne’s order/structured
vision of nature led artists to reject the turbulent emotionalism of Fauvism in favor of the logic of Cubism
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne; Maison Maria on the way to the ChEteau Noir; c. 1895; Post-Impressionism; Oil on Canvas
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, Weeping Woman with Handkerchief; 1937; Analytic Cubism; Oil on Canvas
Fauvism
• Wild brush strokes– Could see them, they weren’t hidden
• Wild colors/Bold colors/Unnatural colors – Often applied directly out of the tube/not mixed
with other colors = pure color• Simplification/abstraction of subject– Subjective response to nature
Fauvism
• Leaders of the movement:– Henri Matisse (considered the more “controlled” Fauve)– André Derain
• Other Fauvists:– Kees van Dongen– Maurice de Vlaminck (considered a true Fauve in
personality and painting)– Charles Camoin– Jean Metzinger– Georges Braque (also became the cofounder of Cubism
with Picasso)
Henri Matisse
Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line); Henri Matisse; 1905; Fauvism; Oil and Tempera on Canvas
The Red Room; Henri Matisse; 1908; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Woman with a Hat, Henri Matisse, 1905, Fauvism, Oil on Canvas
Luxembourg Gardens; Henri Matisse; 1902-1903; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Open Window, Collioure; Henri Matisse; 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
André Derain
Bridge over the Riou; André Derain; 1906; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Charing Cross Bridge, London; André Derain; 1906; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Henri Matisse; André Derain; 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Landscape Near Chatou; André Derain; 1904-1905; Fauvism; Oil on Board
Mountains at Collioure; André Derain; 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
The Turning Road, L'Estaque; André Derain; 1906; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Kees van Dongen
Gisele; Kees van Dongen; 1908; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
In the Plaza/Woman at the Balustrade; Kees van Dongen; 1911; Fauvism; Oil
La Parisienne de Montmartre; Kees van Dongen; 1911; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Le Coquelicot, "The Corn Poppy"; Kees van Dongen; c. 1919; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a Woman; Kees van Dongen; 1909; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a Woman; Kees van Dongen; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Maurice de Vlaminck
Restaurant de la Machine a Bougival; Maurice de Vlaminck; c. 1905; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
The River Seine at Chatou; Maurice de Vlaminck; 1906; Fauvism; Oil Canvas
Charles Camoin
Quai du port de Cassis; Charles Camoin; 1903; Fauvism; Oil on Canvas
Jean Metzinger
Jean Metzinger, c.1906, Femme au Chapeau (Woman with a Hat), Oil on Canvas
Jean Metzinger, 1913, La Femme à l'Eventail (Woman with a Fan), Oil on Canvas
Country Village; Jean Metzinger; 1916; Analytic Cubism; Watercolor
Georges Braque
Georges Braque, La Calanque, temps gris, 1907, Oil on Canvas
Houses at L'Estaque; Georges Braque; 1908; Analytic Cubism; Oil on Canvas
Assignment• Select a person to portray in your grid drawing• Instead of doing a positive portrayal, you will do a negative image,
meaning that:– In the dark areas, you will use light colors– In the light areas, you will use dark colors
• Medium: Colored Pencil• Layer colors using cross hatching
– Use colors, not just black and white!– This assignment will help you to understand the difference between light
colors and dark colors, and that ANY COLOR CAN BE EITHER DARK OR LIGHT!!!• Consider choosing a person who is known for having both positive and
negative attention from the public as a metaphor for drawing them in the negative