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Fauvist

Fauvist

1 9.9
A painter who paints with very bright colors and bold strokes
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊvɪst/
translation icon : fauvista
  • Dead Fauvists.

Examples

  • Henri Matisse was a famous Fauvist known for his innovative use of color in painting.

  • A fauvist woman, dressed as Matisse's "Lady in Blue," approached me.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Then there are the Post-Impressionists, the Cubists, the Fauvists, the Abstract Expressionists, not to mention the sculptors, photographers, and conceptual artists.

    Blog text (3)

  • He remembered the Armory Show in 1913 as "a fabulous moment," exhilarated by the way the Cubists and Fauvists were roughing up romantic pieties.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The exhibit featured several pieces by Fauvists, highlighting their bold brushwork and vibrant palettes.

  • During the early 20th century, many Fauvists broke traditional artistic conventions to explore new expressions of color.

Synonyms

Fauve
vsFauvist
1 9.9

A painter from early 1900s France who uses very bright colours and bold brushstrokes

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

How Colorful

Fauvist
1 9.9
expressionist
  • Specialized
4 7.8
impressionist
12 7.2
realist
4 5.3
academicism
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

Fauvist singular
Fauvists plural

Morphology

Fauvist = Fauvism (semi-transparent) = fauve + ist

The suffix '-ist' transparently marks a member of a movement, but the base 'Fauvism'/'fauve' is a specialised loanword and may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

The word Fauvist comes from the French word fauve, which means 'wild beast'. Critics used this name because the painters used very bold, 'wild' colors and quick brush strokes, so a Fauvist is a painter known for bright, strong color.