Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)An artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.

    Fauvismus

    фови́змfovízm

More definitions
  • an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists

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Origin

From French fauvisme, attributed to French art critic Louis Vauxcelles.

From French fauvisme, attributed to French art critic Louis Vauxcelles.

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