fauvism

Showcases masterworks by three painters of line and color, including Dufy, Gauguin, and Matisse, providing details about their individual styles, techniques, and subjects, and challenging viewers to identify the artist of featured paintings.

Les Fauves (the wild beasts) was the nickname given in 1905 to a group of painters led by Henri Hatisse. Their paintings are among the most popular of our time. The artists, their work, their relationships, their achievements and the critical and commericial response to their work are discussed in this book.