print email comment close Henri Matisse: The Fauves URL: http://www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/fauve/ Description: Online analysis of a painting by Henri Matisse, who was a member of group of early 20th century artists "dubbed 'fauves' -- wild beasts" for their use of bright colors and "primitive" brushwork. Provides detailed views of Matisse's "Open Window, Collioure" (1905), one of the first fauve works, and images of works by other fauve artists. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Publisher: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Extra Keywords Andre Derain Albert Marquet Maurice de Vlaminck, Georges Braque Library of Congress Subject Headings: Art, Modern -- 20th century Fauvism Painters -- France LII Database Information: Record 20759 created by Maria Brandt on 02/27/2006 Last modification on 02/28/2006 Published: 03/02/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20759