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Tag Archives: “The Fauve Landscape” Judi Freeman LACMA

BEASTLY AND NAIVE PART 2

THE FAUVISTS RECEIVED their “beastly” moniker in the early 20th century because of their intense colors that more than surpassed nature: Reality was downright ignored. Today in Part 2, we … Continue reading

July 2, 2020 · Leave a comment

BEASTLY AND NAIVE PART 1

IN THE FIRST years of the twentieth century, Fauve and Naive painting were bridges between impressionism and abstract modernism. Fauvists were the “wild beasts.” At least one Fauvist called a … Continue reading

July 1, 2020 · Leave a comment