Fink, Arthur
(ed.)
Grammont, Claudine
(ed.)
Helfenstein, Josef
(ed.)
Editorial: Walter de Gruyter
Número de páginas: 352 págs.
Fecha de edición: 18-09-2023
EAN: 9783422801196
ISBN: 978-3-422-80119-6
Precio (sin IVA): 63,80 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 66,35 €
At the beginning of the 20th century, a group of artists around Henri Matisse and André Derain were carrying out revolutionary colour experiments. The art critic Louis Vauxcelles gave them their name in 1905: the "Fauves". This book presents the expressive painting style and unusual colour combinations employed by Matisse, Derain and their companions in the years 1904 to 1908, situating them in the aesthetic and socio-political debates of that time. The male connotation of the term Fauves already suggests the exclusion of women artists on a conceptual level. The exhibition and catalogue challenge this traditional view and draw attention to female protagonists on the Paris art scene.