Fauvism Examining the paintings of Henri Matisse and Andre Derain.

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FauvismExamining the paintings of Henri Matisse
and Andre Derain.

• Fifth Grade
• Ledesma Elementary School

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Fauvism Henri Matisse

• Henri Mattise was the most famous painter who
  used this style.
• He was a French painter who lived from 1869 to
  1954.
• The top photo was taken in 1933.
• His self-portrait was made using the style that
  he made famous.
• He was one of the best known artists of the
  twentieth century.

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The Dessert Harmony In RedMatisse
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Interior With PhonographMatisse

• Matisse had a fondness for bright and expressive
  colors.
• Fauvist artists used wild colors without regard
  for the natural color of what they were painting.

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Henri Matisse often used colors from opposite
sides of the color wheel.Large Red Interior
Matisse
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Open WindowThis was Matisses most famous
painting.

• To maximize the intensity of his colorsand
  achieve the light he was looking forMatisse
  organized his picture with pairs of complements.
• He used reds, blues and greens to make the effect
  of light.

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Close up views of Open Window

• Notice that, on the boats, Matisse painted orange
  masts on blue hulls.
• On the flowers he has red blossoms with green
  foliage.

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View of CollioureHenri Matisse

• Notice the different colors Matisse put together
  to make this picture. The colors are different
  than real life.
• In 1905 Henri Matisse and another painter, Andre
  Derain, displayed their paintings at a show.
  They were called, Les Fauves, which means wild
  beasts by an art critic.
• Why were they called this?

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Matisse also painted people using the same
outrageous colors.

• Woman with the Hat Portrait of Madame Matisse

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Another famous Fauvist painter was Andre
Derain.Charing Cross
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Ponte de Charing Cross The Turning Road.Andre
Derain

• Derain was a French painter who lived at the same
  time as Matisse.
• He also used colors from the opposite sides of
  the color wheel.
• The scenery in his paintings is not painted to
  look natural. (This was done on purpose.)
• Some of his paintings sell for up to 6,000,000
  today.

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Andre DerainFishing Boats, Collioure Mountains
at Collioure.
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Still Life with a GeraniumHenri Matisse

• Now that you know how Fauvism works, what kind of
  painting will you make?
• Will you paint scenery, a person or a still life?
• What outrageous colors will you use?
• Remember to paint like Les Fauves.