The Fauvist names to know

Famous Fauvist Художници: Our Top 14

If you remember one Fauvist художник, make it Анри Матис (1869–1954), the name behind Жена с шапка (Woman with Hat) и Радостта на живота (Le bonheur de vivre). After that come Андре Дьорен, Морис Вламенк, Раул Дюфи и Жорж Руо”. Our 14 picks go from Робърт Полихил Бевън (born 1865) to Маргрит Зорах (born 1887), from 6 countries.

How we picked them. We list the artists our catalogue links to Fauvist, from the most famous down. Artists born after 1955 that we cannot yet check on Wikidata are left out. The Wikipedia number shows in how many of our 32 languages Wikipedia writes about them.

  1. Жена с шапка (Woman with Hat) на Анри Матис1Анри Матис
  2. bathers на Андре Дьорен2Андре Дьорен
  3. Houses at Chatou на Морис Вламенк3Морис Вламенк

Quick facts

Fauvist in a nutshell

  • 14Художници
  • 1865–1887Години на раждане
  • 6Страни на раждане
  • 2Жени
  • 3799Работи в нашия каталог
Градове с най-много новородени
Париж (2), Като Камбрези (1), Шато (1), Хавър (1)
Музеи, притежаващи най-голям брой ключови произведения
Национална галерия на изкуствата (1), Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes (1), Art Institute of Chicago (1), Villa Flora (1)
Жените в този списък
Жоржет Агют, Маргрит Зорах

Meet them one by one

The 14 famous Fauvist художници, from most famous down

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Морис Вламенк

Френски From Париж Фуавизъм On Wikipedia in 26 of 32 languages

Морис Вламенк

This formative upbringing profoundly shaped his artistic vision. He embarked on his painting journey relatively late in life – around the age of twenty – initially pursuing self-education before cultivating an instinctive and passionate approach to art creation.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works

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Алберт Маркьо

Френски From Бордо Фавизъм, Реализъм On Wikipedia in 20 of 32 languages

Алберт Маркьо

Matisse сам признава сходство между работата на Marquet и тази на японския майстор Hokusai, отбелязвайки споделеното значение на калиграфската простота и емоционалната сила на линията.

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Жоржет Агют

Францужка From Кале Фовизъм, Художник, Скулптор On Wikipedia in 10 of 32 languages

Жоржет Агют

Georgette Agutte (1867-1922) stands as a poignant example of this historical neglect. Her landscapes, such as “Le Château Antique” (1903), are imbued with a sense of dreamlike intensity, the forms rendered in simplified shapes against a swirling backdrop of color. She was also a skilled sculptor, creating evocative bronze figures like “Portrait of Jules Guesde” (1925), a tribute to the socialist politician who became her husband.

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Louis Valtat

French From Dieppe Fauvism On Wikipedia in 8 of 32 languages

Louis Valtat

In the grand tapestry of early twentieth-century French art, few threads are as vibrantly colored or as structurally vital as those woven by Louis Valtat. Born in 1869 amidst the maritime salt air of Dieppe, Normandy, Valtat’s early life was shaped by a lineage of seafaring tradition and an inherited passion for the natural world.

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Charles Camoin

French From Marseille Fauvist Expressionism On Wikipedia in 9 of 32 languages

Charles Camoin

Born under the radiant, salt-kissed sun of Marseille in 1879, Charles Camoin’s early life was an immersion in the luminous textures of the Mediterranean landscape. While his initial artistic sensibilities were nurtured by the soft, atmospheric nuances of Impressionism —drawing inspiration from the delicate touch of Monet and Sisley—Camoin possessed an underlying restlessness that sought something far more visceral.

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Робърт Полихил Бевън

Британски From Хевъс Фавизъм, Дивионизм On Wikipedia in 7 of 32 languages

Робърт Полихил Бевън

Robert Polhill Bevan, born in Hove in 1865, occupies a pivotal yet often understated position within the narrative of early 20th-century British art. Emerging from a Quaker background steeped in banking connections – his parents were Richard Alexander Bevan and Laura Maria Polhill – he defied conventional expectations to become a daring innovator, a key figure in the transition from Impressionism towards more radical explorations of color and form.

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Pictures worth knowing

Famous Fauvist works to recognise

  1. Жена с шапка (Woman with Hat) на Анри Матис

    Жена с шапка (Woman with Hat)

    Анри Матис

    1905

  2. bathers на Андре Дьорен

    bathers

    Андре Дьорен

    1907

  3. Houses at Chatou на Морис Вламенк

    Houses at Chatou

    Морис Вламенк

    Art Institute of Chicago, Чикаго

  4. The Thoroughbred на Раул Дюфи

    The Thoroughbred

    Раул Дюфи

    1940

  5. Head of Christ 1 на Жорж Руо”

    Head of Christ 1

    Жорж Руо”

  6. National Holiday at Le Havre на Алберт Маркьо

    National Holiday at Le Havre

    Алберт Маркьо

    1906 · Villa Flora, Winterthur

  7. Жена с цветен калъп на Кис Ван Донген

    Жена с цветен калъп

    Кис Ван Донген

    1915

  8. Cactus rouges (dans trois cache pots de Metthey) Cactus rouges (dans trois vases Methey) (Titre attribué) на Жоржет Агют

    Cactus rouges (dans trois cache pots de Metthey) Cactus rouges (dans trois vases Methey) (Titre attribué)

    Жоржет Агют

When it happened

Fauvist, step by step

  1. 1905
  2. 1906
  3. 1906
  4. 1907
  5. 1907
  6. 1911
  7. 1911
  8. 1915
  9. 1915
  10. 1940

Fun figures

The numbers behind the list

Just the names

List of 14 famous Fauvist художници to know

  1. 1Анри МатисАнри МатисФренска · 1869–1954
  2. 2Андре ДьоренАндре ДьоренФренска · 1880–1954
  3. 3Морис ВламенкМорис ВламенкФренски · 1876–1958
  4. 4Раул ДюфиРаул ДюфиФренски художник · 1877–1953
  5. 5Жорж Руо”Жорж Руо”Френски · 1871–1958
  6. 6Алберт МаркьоАлберт МаркьоФренски · 1875–1947
  7. 7Кис Ван ДонгенКис Ван ДонгенНидерландски · 1877–1968
  8. 8Жоржет АгютЖоржет АгютФранцужка · 1867–1922
  9. 9Louis ValtatLouis ValtatFrench · 1869–1952
  10. 10Charles CamoinCharles CamoinFrench · 1879–1965
  11. 11Маргрит ЗорахМаргрит Зорах1887–1968
  12. 12Робърт Полихил БевънРобърт Полихил БевънБритански · 1865–1925
  13. 13Кончаловский, Петр Петрович,Кончаловский, Петр Петрович,Руски · 1876–1956
  14. 14Огюст ШабоОгюст ШабоАмериканска · 1882–1955

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