Definition of Fauvist

1. Noun. A member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism.

Exact synonyms: Fauve
Generic synonyms: Painter
Derivative terms: Fauvism

Definition of Fauvist

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to fauvism ¹

2. Noun. An artist who used this style ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fauvist

1. an advocate of fauvism [n -S] - See also: fauvism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fauvist

fauted
fauteuil
fauteuils
fauting
fautor
fautors
fautour
fautress
fautresses
fauts
fauves
fauvette
fauvettes
fauvism
fauvisms
fauvist (current term)
fauvistic
fauvists
faux
faux Cyrillic
faux ami
faux amis
faux bois
faux pas
faux queen
faux queens
fauxhawk
fauxhawks
fauxhemian
fauxhemians

Literary usage of Fauvist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Parisby Ken Bernstein by Ken Bernstein (2003)
"The Museum of Modern Art on the 4th and 5th floors displays 25000 works of the fauvist, Cubist, Abstract, Dadaist and Surrealist schools. ..."

2. Adventure Guide to Provence & the Cote D'Azur by Ferne Arfin (2005)
"Built to resemble a Provence village street, the usual Provençal pastels have been replaced with the intense, fauvist colors of a Moroccan souk. ..."

3. Cycling in France by Carole Saint-Laurent (2003)
"Here, you can visit the Musee Auguste Chabaud, honoring this 20th-century master of Provencale painting. He belongs to the fauvist movement, ..."

4. Women Marching Into the 21st Century: Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo by Human Sciences Research Council (2000)
"Her gouache and oil paintings show a warm glow of sunlight through a colourful palette in a fauvist or expressionist style (Sonnige ateljee, 1979). ..."

5. The Future of Remote Sensing from Space: Civilian Satellite Systems and by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Normally the colors seen in the color pictures are not the colors of the orginal scene, but are instead a "fauvist" color set chosen so as to make the ..."

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