Meaning & use
Fauve
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A painter belonging to the early 20th-century art movement Fauvism, characterized by bold, non-naturalistic color and vigorous brushwork.
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Matisse is often celebrated as the leading fauve of the movement.
The gallery devoted an entire wing to works by the fauves.
A note on using this word
From the French word meaning 'wild beast,' originally used as a mocking label by a critic in 1905.
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Relating to Fauvism or its bold, vividly colored style.
The painting's fauve palette startled early critics.
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