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Why is it called Fauvism?
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The story of why it is called Fauvism traces back to an art critic who reacted negatively when he first viewed examples of Fauvist art. After touring the Salon d'Automne in Paris, France, in 1905, critic Louis Vauxcelles said that the colorful work of Henri Matisse, André Derain, Albert Marquet and the other Fauvists looked as if it had been made by "fauves," or "wild beasts" in English. The Fauvists embraced the term as descriptive of their boldly colored, dramatically avant-garde art. Shop an assortment of Fauvist art on 1stDibs.
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Tête, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Verve: Revue Art...
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1930s Fauvist Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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La tristesse du roi (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 20.50 inches, with centerfold, as issued. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue r...
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1950s Fauvist Landscape Prints
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Lithograph
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Livre du cœur d'amour épris, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Livre du cœur d'Amour épris...
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1940s Fauvist Abstract Prints
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Lithograph
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The Waterfalls of Garrotxa, Surreal Landscape, Vivid Tones, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
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2010s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
Composition (Duthuit 108), Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Matisse, ...
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1940s Fauvist Abstract Prints
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Lithograph
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Las Ramblas Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting spanish urbanscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Rambla de Barcelona
Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2017)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 in (73 x 60 cm)
Support: Canvas
Framing: Unframed
Style: Expressiv...
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1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil