Fauvism

A green face or a bright red shadow can organize a Fauvist painting without copying natural color. Matisse and Derain developed these experiments together at Collioure in 1905. Bold strokes and strong color contrasts connect their loosely associated circle with Van Gogh, Gauguin and Neo-Impressionism, while each artist continued in a different direction. Follow a color across the canvas: it may connect distant shapes or flatten the space instead of describing sunlight. The nickname Fauves, or wild beasts, followed the 1905 Salon d’Automne in Paris. The artists shared an experimental moment rather than a lasting organization with a single program. Connected places: Paris · Collioure · The Normandy coast.

• Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green StripeHenri Matisse, 1905
• Self-PortraitHenri Matisse, 1906
• Woman in a ChemiseAndré Derain, 1906
• Sunlight on the Sea at Sainte-AdresseRaoul Dufy, 1906