20c. Fauvism to Cubism

Twentieth century art provided the sharpest break with the past in the whole evolution of Western art.

• True

• False

In the 1950’s artistic innovation shifted from Paris to what city?

Public response to the Fauvist exhibition was positive.

• True

• False

Name two of the 3 artists mentioned in the book that deeply impressed the Fauves.

Fauves liberated color from its traditional role of describing an object to expressing ___________________ instead.

Known as the quintessential Fauve. Reduced brushstrokes to dots and dashes of burning, primary colors. Later turned to the Old Masters for inspiration.

• Dufy

• Matisse

• Derain

• Vlaminck

• Rouault

This Fauve was passionate about music and visualized colors to saturate his paintings. His colors were so vivacious they never failed to animate a scene with charm. Cheerful canvases.

• Dufy

• Matisse

• Derain

• Vlaminck

• Rouault

Fauvist spokesman for the movement that never called itself a movement.

• Dufy

• Matisse

• Derain

• Vlaminck

• Rouault

Brancusi the sculptor saw reality in terms of a few basic universal shapes. Name one of the three that was mentioned in the book and video.

Elongated forms and mask-like faces with almond-shaped eyes and elongated noses were the trademark style of this artist's paintings and sculpture.