| The
Fauves held their first exhibition in a photographer's studio in Paris in 1905 where an
art critic called the participants - 'fauves'- wild animals. They used the outdoors
for their subjects, colors applied in new imaginative ways, less detail, obvious
spontaneity in brush strokes. They waged a battle for freedom from the tyranny of
the art establishment. Henri Matisse, the most innovative, influental, and productive of
the Fauves said his one desire, "was to give pleasure." This TimeLine
explores the relationship between the artists, and examines the work of Matisse. |
