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Fauvism Artist List

 Original Fauves Henri Matisse André Derain Maurice de Vlaminck Kees van Dongen Charles Camoin Henri-Charles Manguin Orthon Friesz Jean Puy Louis Valtat Georges Rouault Georges Braque Raoul Dufy Contemporary Artists inspired by Fauvism Barbara Rae Chase Hall Rebecca Aldernet John Nieto

*John Nieto

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John Nieto (1936 – 2018) was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up with deep roots in New Mexico due to his Native American heritage. He became associated with the Santa Fe art scene, where his work found a natural home among collectors and institutions drawn to the cultural richness of the Southwest. His use of bold color is similar to Fauvism. Buffalo in the Foothills Turquoise Rabbit Pueblo Corn Dancer, 1994 Buffalo Culture Wildcat, around 2018 Navajo Man

*Rebecca Aldernet

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 Rebecca Aldernet is a contemporary artist who works in a variety of styles. Some of her paintings are more realistic, but others experiment with bold colors and visible brushstrokes like the Fauvist style. Orange Days Vibrant Depths No Water Between Us Veil of Spring

*Chase Hall

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 Chase Hall is a contemporary artist with a painting style similar to the Fauves through his use of bold colors and lines. Most of the skin tones in Hall's paintings are actually painted with coffee. Single Moms Boys Choir The Family Was All Around Me, 2022 Everybody Eats, 2022 The Furnace of Adversity, 2021 Thelonious Number, 2018-2019

*Barbara Rae

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Barbara Rae is a contemporary artist who takes inspiration from the bold colors of the Fauves. Her style is more abstract than the original Fauves, with some scenes only vaguely resembling landscapes. Winter Almonds, 2008 Through the Ice Sea, 2016 Sanctuary Winter, 2016 Achill Beach. 2013 Moy Traveller, 2013

Raoul Dufy

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Raoul Dufy was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement. He gained recognition for his vibrant and decorative style, which became popular in various forms, such as textile designs, and public building decorations. Dufy is most remembered for his artwork depicting outdoor social gatherings. Street Decked with Flags, 1906 Boats at Martigues, 1908  L'Apéritif (The Aperitif), 1908 Landscape near Vence in Provence, around 1920-1921 Le champ de blé (The Wheat Field), 1935

Georges Braque

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Georges Braque was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. L'Olivier près de l'Estaque (The Olive Tree near L'Estaque), 1906 Landscape near Antwerp (Paysage près d'Anvers), 1906 Landscape at L'Estaque, 1906 The Viaduct at L'Estaque, 1908

Georges Rouault

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Georges-Henri Rouault was a French painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, whose work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism. Jeu de Massacre (or Slaughter), 1905 Head of a Tragic Clown, 1904 The Clown, 1907 Acrobate VII, 1913 Circus Trio, 1924 The Italian Woman (L'Italienne), 1938 Stella Vespertina (Evening Star), 1947

Louis Valtat

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Louis Valtat was a French painter and printmaker associated with the Fauvist movement of the early 20th century. Self portrait 1892 Bord de Mer (Coastline), 1900 Portrait de Madame Valtat, 1904 Sunlight under the Trees (also known as "Sun Through the Trees"), around 1908–1909 Bagatelle, around 1920 Bouquet au drapé jaune et mauve (Bouquet with Yellow and Mauve Drape), 1945

Jean Puy

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 Jean Puy was a French painter and member of the Fauvist movement. King Charles Spaniel La Femme au Hamac (Woman in a Hammock), 1904 Barques vertes à Collioure (Green Boats at Collioure), 1913 Crique en Bretagne, 1910 Still Life, Bouquet of Oranges in a Pitcher, 1913

Othon Friesz

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 Achille-Émile Othon Friesz (1879 – 1949), who later called himself Othon Friesz, was a French artist of the Fauvist movement. The Port of Anvers (also known as The Port of Antwerp), 1906 La Ciotat, 1906 La Ciotat, 1907 Paysage à La Ciotat (Landscape at La Ciotat), 1907 Le Bec de l'Aigle, La Ciotat, 1907 Trees in Cassis, 1909 The Ramparts of Saint-Malo, 1935