<P> Fauvism is the style of les Fauves ( French for `` the wild beasts '' ) , a group of early twentieth - century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism . While Fauvism as a style began around 1904 and continued beyond 1910 , the movement as such lasted only a few years , 1905 -- 1908 , and had three exhibitions . The leaders of the movement were André Derain and Henri Matisse . </P>
<P> Fauvism is the style of les Fauves ( French for `` the wild beasts '' ) , a group of early twentieth - century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism . While Fauvism as a style began around 1904 and continued beyond 1910 , the movement as such lasted only a few years , 1905 -- 1908 , and had three exhibitions . The leaders of the movement were André Derain and Henri Matisse . </P>
the fauves were a group of french artists associated with which art movement
the fauves were a group of french artists associated with which art movement
Fauvism
Fauvism