Fauvism II

Some of you don't know much about Fauvism and that's why I want to explain "the base" to you. But I'm not an expert, we've recently seen the movement so I just tell about the things I know at the moment.

Origin:
It all started with an exhibition in France: Salon d'Automne (1905).
This was a large hall with in the middle a bust and Fauvistic works around it. An artcritic said something about it: "La candeur de ce buste surprend au milieu de l'orgie des tons purs: Donatello parmi les fauves."
What means something like: It looks like a Donatello in a room filled with savages. (Donatello was a classic sculptor with sculptures in the style of the Greek)
So fauvism comes from the French word fauve, what savage means.

Characteristics:
-no perspective
-bright, wild colours
-make things more abstract
-intense

Artists:
There is a list of Fauvistic artists but I'll show you a few of the most well-known.

Henri Matisse 

You can see his evolution.

Harmony in Red

King of Sorrow

 The sheaf (I don't know of this is the right translation)

Georges Braque

 Landscape at Estaque

 The viaduct of Estaque (although this is more kubism)

André Derain

Charing Cross Bridge (London)

You can see that I like Matisse the most. When I was little he was one of my favourite artists! Because of his colours probably ;)