Example Sentences

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A glance at the colors in the reconstructed work, and you might mistake Klimt for his Fauvist contemporaries or think he was hanging around with the painter Marc Chagall.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021

Some remind me of the Fauvist paintings, while others feel cubist and still others are straight-up dada.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

His collection of Fauvist works, estimated to sell for at least $92 million, will kick off Sotheby’s impressionist and modern-art sales on Monday and Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2018

Sometimes, it’s as if Lynda Barry were a cutout-mad Fauvist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2017

With a brushy, Fauvist approach, Frey gave his garments slashing white and orange highlights and added purple shadows to his yellow face.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2010