Fauvism to Cubism
Chapter 21, Part 1 of 2
Rebekah Scoggins
Art Appreciation
March 26, 2013
Fauvism
 Introduced in Paris
 Characterized by areas of bright, contrasting
color and simplified shape and composition
 Stunned critic called them “Les fauves,”
which is French for “The Wild Beasts”
 Officially separate from the French Academy
and the official Salon
 Went even further with color than van Gogh
and Gauguin had before, using it both for
expressive and structural ends
Henri Matisse, Woman With the Hat,
1905. Fauvism.
Henri Matisse, The Joy of Life (Le bonheur de vivre), 1905-1906. Fauvism.
Henri Matisse, Harmony in Red (The Red Room), 1908-1909. Fauvism.
André Derain, London Bridge, 1906. Fauvism.
German Expressionism
• Shared the expressive goals of the Fauves.
• Desire to display emotions very pronounced
• Developed imagery characterized by vivid,
often angular simplification of their subjects,
dramatic colors contrasts, with bold, at times
crude finish.
• Built on van Gogh and Gauguin (like Fauves)
and Munch.
• Used the power of Expressionism to address
the human condition, often exploring such
themes as natural life, sorrow, passion,
spirituality, and mysticism.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.
Street, Berlin. 1913.
German Expressionism: The Bridge.
The Bridge appealed to artists to
revolt against academic painting
and establish a new, vigorous
aesthetic that would form a
bridge between the Germanic
past and modern experience.
Wassily Kandinsky. Blue Mountain. 1908–1909. German Expressionism: The Blue Rider
The Blue Rider wanted to
develop an art that would turn
people away from false
values toward spiritual
rejuvenation. Thought that
paintings should be “exact
replicas of some inner
emotion.” Kandinsky hoped
to create art only in response
to what he called “inner
necessity” or the emotional
stirrings of the soul, rather
than in response to what he
saw in the world.
Wassily Kandinsky. Composition IV. 1911. German Expressionism: The Blue Rider
Cubism
Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Girls of Avignon).
Paris. June-July 1907. Cubism.
Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young
Girls of Avignon). Paris. June-July 1907. Cubism.
African Masks.
Georges Braque. Houses at
l’Estaque. 1908. Cubism.
Paul Cézanne. Mont Sainte-Victoire. 1902–1904.
Post-Impressionism.
Georges Braque. Houses at
l’Estaque. 1908. Cubism.
Georges Braque. The Portuguese.
1911. Analytical Cubism.
Analytical Cubism involved talking
apart, or breaking down, the subject
into its various aspects.
Pablo Picasso. Guitar. 1912-1913. Analytical Cubism.
Pablo Picasso. Violin, Fruit,
and Wineglass. 1913.
Synthetic Cubism.
Synthetic Cubism was a process of
building up or combining bits and
pieces of material.
Pablo Picasso. Still Life with Chair Caning. 1912. Synthetic Cubism.