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They were expressionists. the group around Matisse were called the Fauves or fauvists.

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What kind of pictures did the fauves make?

Les Fauves ( "the wild beasts," so-called by contemporaries outraged by their violent color and rejection of modeling) are the artists, including Rouault, Derain and Dufy, who grouped around Matisse, and exhibited together between 1905 and 1907.


Who discovered fauvism?

Fauvism was not discovered, it was a method of painting that was developed by a group of French artists who called themselves les Fauves. Their paintings exhibited strong color and painterly qualities. Henri Matisse and Andre Derain where the main leaders of Fauvism, which only lasted a few years.


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what was Henry matisse parent names


Henri Matisse worked in what?

Henri Matisse was a famous French artist. He is known for his use of color. He was a draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor, but is mainly known as a painter. He was one of the one of the first artists in the Fauvist movement. Fauvism is an art movement which is famous for its use of bright color and energetic brush strokes. His work spanned half a century, and he is acknowledged as a leading figure in modern art.


Why do you think Matisse was called this name?

Matisse is not a pseudonym, but the name of his father.


Why did Matisse use fauvism?

Matisse and some of his colleagues exhibited together at the Autumn Salon in Paris 1905. One critic felt their art made him feel surrounded by wild beasts, which is the meaning of the French word.


Who is a well known twentieth-century artist who has inspired a school or group of followers?

Henri Matisse - he and his gang were called The fauves (wild beasts). They were expressionists.


Why should paul cézanne be remembered?

20th century artists have often called him the father of modernism.


Did amelie noellie parayre have kids?

Yes, she had two sons. One was called Pierre Matisse and the other is called Jean Matisse.


What is Henri Matisse's movement?

He was an expressionist. The art of Matisse and his colleagues in 1905-1910 is called fauvism.


Is there a French impressionist painter called Farain?

An impressionist artist of this name is not known. There was an expressionist painter called André Derain.


What was Henri Matisse often called?

the wild beast