Fauvism
noun/ˈfəʊvɪzəm/
/ˈfəʊvɪzəm/
[uncountable] (art)- a style of painting that uses bright colours and in which objects and people are represented in a non-realistic way. It was popular in Paris for a short period from 1905.Topics Artc2Word Originfrom French fauvisme, from fauve ‘wild beast’. The name originated from a remark of the French art critic Louis Vauxcelles at the Salon of 1905; coming across a quattrocento-style statue in the midst of works by Matisse and his associates, he is reputed to have said, “Donatello au milieu des fauves!” (“Donatello among the wild beasts”).
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