1. The Fauves at the Salon d'Automne.
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Cavendish, Richard
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ART exhibitions , *PAINTING , *FAUVISM , *MODERNISM (Art) - Abstract
This article offers a look at the exhibition of art works at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, France in 1905. André Derain's portrait of Matisse had half the face in turquoise and crimson streaks in the beard, while the trees in Maurice de Vlaminck's landscapes were blazing pink. The exhibition shocked many who saw it, and many more who did not. Trouble had started even before the exhibition opened. The Salon d'Automne had been established in 1903 to encourage experimental artists, but the Fauve paintings alarmed even the Salon's liberal-minded jury and Matisse was strongly advised in his own best interests to withdraw Woman in a Hat. Fauvism has been called the first movement in modern art to benefit from scandal and the painters themselves realized that the publicity was good for them, though they did not feel easy with the name.
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- 2005