EXPLORING PAINTING
WITH THE FAUVES
Art II
Lesson 3
OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to:
 Identify and describe the painting style
of the Fauve artists.
 Understand why the works of Matisse
and Derain outraged critics and labeled
them as “wild beasts”.
 Discuss the non-traditional use of color
in Fauve paintings.
 Explore color mixing, and identify
emotion expressed through color.
 Create a spontaneous landscape
painting representing an explosion of
color.
 Paint like the Fauves!
EXPLORING PAINTING
WITH THE FAUVES QUIZ
Name _______________________
Date ________________________
Print this slide before you go further, due before you being painting. Answer in complete
sentences when possible. Most slides have blue links to use to see more of the artist’s work.
1. What do the words Les Fauves mean in French? Why would the critics refer to the artists in this way?
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2. Carefully notice the style of these paintings. List three adjectives that describe these pictures.
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3.
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What are the similarities in these pictures? Look at style, color, and subject matter.
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4.
Which picture on this slide do you like the most? Why?
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5.
Of the two paintings on this slide, which one is depicting a warm climate? How do you know?
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6.
After looking at several Fauve paintings, why were these paintings described as unusual and unnatural?
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INTRODUCTION TO FAUVISM
QUESTION #1 OF QUIZ
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Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts)
were a short-lived and loose grouping of
early 20th century artists whose works
emphasized qualities and strong color and
unrealistic forms.
While Fauvism as a style began around
1900 and continued beyond 1910, the
movement lasted only three years, 1905–
1907, and had three exhibitions.
The leaders of the movement were Henri
Matisse and André Derain.
USE QUESTION #2
Green Stripe, 1905
Henri Matisse
ON
QUIZ
Port de Cassis by the Barrier, 1905
Charles Camoin
USE QUESTION #3
ON
QUIZ
Regatta at Cowes
RAOUL DUFY
Henri Matisse
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A
Question #4
on Quiz
B
Maurice de
Vlaminck
C
E
Kees Van Dongen
Georges Braque
Kees Van Dongen
George de Feure
USE QUESTION #5
ON
Le Casino Marie-Christine, 1910
Raoul Dufy
QUIZ
Paysage à Cassis, 1907
Andre Duran
USE QUESTION #6 ON QUIZ
STATE STANDARDS
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2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION
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2.4 Develop skill in mixing
paints and showing color
relationships.
3.0 HISTORICAL AND
CULTURAL CONTEXT
3.1 Research and describe
how art reflects cultural
values in various traditions
throughout the world.
 Diversity of the Visual Arts
3.2 Compare and contrast
works of art from various
periods, styles, and cultures
and explain how those
works reflect the society in
which they were made.
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Open Window, Collioure, 1905
Henri Matisse
“WILD BEASTS” - FAUVISM
You are going to paint like
the Fauves. Have fun
with color. Painting the
green grass and the sky
blue would be too
ordinary. Be original in
your color choice! Be as
wild as the “Wild
Beasts”. This project is
to have fun and be free
with your choice of
colors! EXPLORE!
Boats in the Harbour,
Andre Derain
PAINT LIKE
THE
FAUVES
Materials:
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Acrylic paint (or tempera)
Paper plates for palates
Brushes
Water containers
Landscapes sketched in
black ink on mat board
Put paper down to keep your
table and area clean.
EXERCISE 1: CREATE A GRID OF 8X7 SQUARES TO
EXPERIMENT WITH COLOR – DO THIS FIRST!
Painting: Guided Practice
 The Fauve landscape
painting is our first painting
experience of the term.
Spend a day to explore
color painting creating
variations of one color
adding white or black only.
 Start out playing “paint
along” through simple
painting basics. After one
day, you will be ready to
continue on your own.
This is important practice with
the paints before you begin on
your painting.
EXERCISE 2: USING
A PAPER FOLDED INTO
4
AREAS,
SKETCH THE OUTLINE OF A LANDSCAPE, YOU CAN MODIFY A
REAL PICTURE TO MAKE YOUR ARTWORK VERY SIMPLE.
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Sketching the Composition
Students will gather ideas for a
landscape painting. Students will
make 4 thumbnail sketches and
choose a favorite for the
composition.
 You may pre-draw the objects on
the painting surface if you use
simple lines. Drawn with brush
and ink on mat board or other
painting surface the basic
outlines. Drawing with ink
encourages you to be simple and
loosen up!
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EXERCISE 3: REPEAT
THE INK DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR
A SECOND PICTURE
Many students can
usually complete a
painting in one class
period.
 You can create a
second painting or
repaint the first work
with new colors.
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The second painting is usually
more original, daring,
and expressive than the first!