Fauve
[ fohv ]
/ foʊv /
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noun
(sometimes lowercase) any of a group of French artists of the early 20th century whose works are characterized chiefly by the use of vivid colors in immediate juxtaposition and contours usually in marked contrast to the color of the area defined.
Origin of Fauve
Related formsFauv·ism, nounFauv·ist, noun
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Fauve is always used of what is dark and gloomy, just as vermeil is always applied to what is bright and pleasant.
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British Dictionary definitions for fauve
Fauve
/ (French fov) /
noun
one of a group of French painters prominent from 1905, including Matisse, Vlaminck, and Derain, characterized by the use of bright colours and simplified forms
adjective
(often not capital) of this group or its style
Derived FormsFauvism, nounFauvist, noun, adjective
Word Origin for Fauve
C20: from French, literally: wild beast, alluding to the violence of colours, etc
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