Characteristics of fauvism

Fauvism At the Salon d'Automne 1905

In 1905, Derain accompanied Matisse to the south of France.

Who created fauvism

Who created fauvism

Famous fauvism artists

Fauvism portrait

When did fauvism end

When did fauvism start

Here, in the small fishing port of Collioure, both artists produced powerful canvases, applying bright, pure colours straight from the tube, and leaving whole areas of unprimed canvas bare. In these works they sought to express the simplicity and rawness of life in the Mediterranean, which was then a region still relatively untouched by outsiders.

Their highly innovative paintings were exhibited at the Salon d'Automne later that year. Also exhibiting were Rouault, Manguin, Camoin and de Vlaminck.

Where did fauvism originate

It was through this exhibition that the group received their name, when the art critic Louis Vauxcelles sneered that their work was "Donatello au milieu des fauves!" ('Donatello among wild beasts'). He was contrasting the high-renaissance sculptures that shared the room with them.

He was also derisory about their brush strokes, and their use of unnat