The Fauvist names to know

Famous Fauvist Pintores: Our Top 14

If you remember one Fauvist pintor, make it Henri Matisse (1869–1954), the name behind Scetch for the 'Joy of life', Private Collecti e Goldfish. After that come André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Raoul Dufy e Georges Rouault. Our 14 picks go from Robert Bevan (born 1865) to Marguerite Zorach (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. Scetch for the 'Joy of life', Private Collecti de Henri Matisse1Henri Matisse
  2. London Bridge de André Derain2André Derain
  3. Houses at Chatou de Maurice de Vlaminck3Maurice de Vlaminck

Quick facts

Fauvist in a nutshell

  • 14Artistas
  • 1865–1887Anos de nascimento
  • 6Países de origem
  • 2Mulheres
  • 3.799Obras em nosso catálogo
Cidades com mais nascimentos
Le Cateau-Cambrésis (1), Chatou (1), Paris (1), Le Havre (1)
As mulheres desta lista
Georgette Agutte, Marguerite Zorach

Meet them one by one

The 14 famous Fauvist pintores, from most famous down

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Henri Matisse

From Le Cateau-Cambrésis On Wikipedia in 32 of 32 languages

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse chegou ao mundo em 31 de dezembro de 1869, em uma cabana de tecelão na rue du Chêne Arnaud. Henri Matisse matriculou-se na Académie Julian para iniciar este processo e, mais tarde, transferiu-se para a École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Ele observou atentamente as obras de Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Nicolas Poussin e Antoine Watteau.

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André Derain

Francês From Chatou ['Fauvismo', 'Novo Classicismo'] On Wikipedia in 28 of 32 languages

André Derain

No ano de 1880, André Derain chegou ao mundo em Chatou, uma vila aninhada na região de Yvelines, na França. De setembro de 1901 até 1904, ele cumpriu seu serviço militar em Commercy, um período de separação que pausou seu florescente desenvolvimento artístico. O verão de 1905 trouxe uma mudança súbita e radiante para as vidas de André Derain e Henri Matisse.

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Georges Rouault

Francês From 19.º arrondissement de Paris Expressionismo, Fauvismo On Wikipedia in 23 of 32 languages

Georges Rouault

Georges Rouault, nascido em Paris em 1871, no coração da turbulência da Comuna, viveu uma vida profundamente marcada por dificuldades e busca espiritual. Ao mesmo tempo, ele buscou treinamento formal na École des Beaux-Arts, onde se tornou um aluno dedicado de Gustave Moreau, cujos inclinações simbolistas nutrimentam ainda mais a inclinação de Rouault para temas emocionalmente carregados.

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Albert Marquet

Francês From Bordéus Fauvismo, Naturalismo On Wikipedia in 20 of 32 languages

Albert Marquet

Albert Marquet, nascido em Bordeaux em 1875, foi um pintor cuja jornada artística se desenrolou como uma evolução sutil, começando com a energia explosiva do Fauvismo e culminando em uma expressão naturalista profundamente pessoal. Ele expôs ao lado de Matisse, André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck e outros no infame Salon d'Automne de 1905, onde críticos desdenhosamente os apelidaram de “les fauves” – as feras selvagens.

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Kees Van Dongen

Holandês From Roterdã Fauvismo On Wikipedia in 26 of 32 languages

Kees Van Dongen

Kees van Dongen, nascido Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen em 1877, permanece como uma das vozes mais eletrizantes do início do século XX. Emergindo das tradições sombrias e tonais da Escola de Haia em sua Roterdã natal, ele passou por uma metamorfose radical ao chegar a Paris em 1897. Afastando-se das paisagens suaves que ecoavam a influência de Rembrandt, van Dongen viu-se magneticamente atraído pelo pulso neon de Montmartre.

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Georgette Agutte

Francesa From Calais Fauvista, Pintora, Escultora On Wikipedia in 10 of 32 languages

Georgette Agutte

Georgette Agutte (1867-1922) ergue-se como um exemplo pungente deste abandono histórico. As suas paisagens, como “Le Château Antique” (1903), são imbuídas de uma intensidade onírica, com formas renderizadas em contornos simplificados contra um cenário de cores em redemoinho.

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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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Marguerite Zorach

From Santa Rosa On Wikipedia in 8 of 32 languages

Marguerite Zorach

Nascida em Santa Rosa, Califórnia, em 1887, Marguerite Zorach emergiu de uma linhagem que mesclava as tradições marítimas da Nova Inglaterra com os valores quacres da Pensilvânia. Sua presença ativa em exposições modernistas, como a Société des Artistes Indépendants e o próprio Salon d'Automne, permitiu que ela circulasse entre gigantes da arte, conectando-se com figuras proeminentes como Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein e Henri Rousseau.

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Robert Bevan

Britânico From Hove Fauvismo, Divisionismo On Wikipedia in 7 of 32 languages

Robert Bevan

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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Pyotr Konchalovsky

Russo From Sloviansk Fauvismo, Cezanismo, Realismo Socialista On Wikipedia in 9 of 32 languages

Pyotr Konchalovsky

A história de Pyotr Konchalovsky começa na aldeia de Slavianka, situada no Governadorado de Kharkiv, no Império Russo. Sua educação formal teve início nas salas de aula da Escola de Pintura, Escultura e Arquitetura de Moscou. Entre 1896 e 1898, ele viajou para Paris para estudar na Académie Julian.

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Auguste Chabaud

From Nîmes On Wikipedia in 5 of 32 languages

Auguste Chabaud

Edward Hopper (22 de julho de 1882 – 15 de maio de 1967) permanece como uma das figuras mais duradouras e enigmáticas da arte americana. Ele frequentou brevemente a Correspondence School of Illustrating na cidade de Nova York antes de ingressar na New York School of Art, sob a tutela de William Merritt Chase e Robert Henri.

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Pictures worth knowing

Famous Fauvist works to recognise

  1. Scetch for the 'Joy of life', Private Collecti de Henri Matisse

    Scetch for the 'Joy of life', Private Collecti

    Henri Matisse

    1906

  2. London Bridge de André Derain

    London Bridge

    André Derain

    1906 · MoMA - Museu de Arte Moderna, Nova York

  3. Houses at Chatou de Maurice de Vlaminck

    Houses at Chatou

    Maurice de Vlaminck

    Art Institute of Chicago

  4. The Thoroughbred de Raoul Dufy

    The Thoroughbred

    Raoul Dufy

    1940

  5. Head of Christ 1 de Georges Rouault

    Head of Christ 1

    Georges Rouault

  6. National Holiday at Le Havre de Albert Marquet

    National Holiday at Le Havre

    Albert Marquet

    1906 · Villa Flora, Winterthur

  7. Saida de Kees Van Dongen

    Saida

    Kees Van Dongen

    1920

  8. Cactus rouges (dans trois cache pots de Metthey) Cactus rouges (dans trois vases Methey) (Titre attribué) de Georgette Agutte

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

    Georgette Agutte

When it happened

Fauvist, step by step

  1. 1906
  2. 1906
  3. 1906
  4. 1906
  5. 1907
  6. 1910
  7. 1911
  8. 1915
  9. 1920
  10. 1940

Fun figures

The numbers behind the list

Just the names

List of 14 famous Fauvist pintores to know

  1. 1Henri MatisseHenri Matisse1869–1954
  2. 2André DerainAndré DerainFrancês · 1880–1954
  3. 3Maurice de VlaminckMaurice de VlaminckFrancês · 1876–1958
  4. 4Raoul DufyRaoul DufyFrancês · 1877–1953
  5. 5Georges RouaultGeorges RouaultFrancês · 1871–1958
  6. 6Albert MarquetAlbert MarquetFrancês · 1875–1947
  7. 7Kees Van DongenKees Van DongenHolandês · 1877–1968
  8. 8Georgette AgutteGeorgette AgutteFrancesa · 1867–1922
  9. 9Louis ValtatLouis ValtatFrench · 1869–1952
  10. 10Charles CamoinCharles CamoinFrench · 1879–1965
  11. 11Marguerite ZorachMarguerite Zorach1887–1968
  12. 12Robert BevanRobert BevanBritânico · 1865–1925
  13. 13Pyotr KonchalovskyPyotr KonchalovskyRusso · 1876–1956
  14. 14Auguste ChabaudAuguste Chabaud1882–1955

Good questions

What people ask about Fauvist

  • Who is the most famous Fauvist pintor?

    Henri Matisse (#1) is first in this ranking, followed by André Derain (#2) and Maurice de Vlaminck (#3).

  • Who are the 5 most famous Fauvist pintores?

  • Which country produced the most Fauvist pintores?

    França: 8 of the 14 pintores in this list were born there, then France (2) e Países Baixos (1).

  • Who was the first Fauvist pintor?

    The earliest-born pintor in this list is Robert Bevan (#12), born in 1865.

  • Who are the great Fauvist pintores of França?

    The highest-ranked pintores born in França are Henri Matisse (#1), André Derain (#2), Maurice de Vlaminck (#3), Raoul Dufy (#4) e Georges Rouault (#5).

  • Where are the great works of Fauvist art today?

    The museums holding the most key works of this list are Museu Estatal Pushkin de Artes Visuais (1), Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes (1) e National Gallery of Art (1).

  • What techniques did Fauvist pintores use?

    “Furthermore, his canvases pulsated with energetic brushwork—thick, visible strokes conveying dynamism and immediacy—and objects and landscapes were distilled to their essential forms, prioritizing expressive power above meticulous detail.” — from our biography of Maurice de Vlaminck (#3).

  • When were most Fauvist pintores born?

    Most pintores in this list were born in the 1870s (7 of 14), between 1865 and 1887 overall.

  • Which women Fauvist pintores are the most famous?

    2 women are in this ranking: Georgette Agutte (#8) e Marguerite Zorach (#11).

  • Can I order a painting by a famous Fauvist pintor?

    Our catalogue holds 3,799 works by these pintores. Each one can be ordered as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print.

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