Book Description
European painters of the early twentieth century experimented with non-naturalistic colors, executed in a raw, rugged style. An astounded public came to know these artists as Les Fauves (the wild beasts), and this riotously colorful collection celebrates a revolutionary school of painting with brilliant reproductions of Albert Marquet's Le Pin Parasol, Saint-Tropez and Le Port de Saint-Tropez; Charles Camoin's La rue Bouterie and Le Port de Marseille; Maurice de Vlaminck's La Danseuse du "Rat Mort" and Voilier sur la Seine, plus 18 more, including works by Kees van Dongen, André Derain, Louis Valtat, and Henri Manguin. Captions.
Les Fauves: 24 Cards FROM THE PUBLISHER
European painters of the early twentieth century experimented with non-naturalistic colors, executed in a raw, rugged style. An astounded public came to know these artists as Les Fauves (the wild beasts), and this riotously colorful collection celebrates a revolutionary school of painting with brilliant reproductions of Albert Marquet's Le Pin Parasol, Saint-Tropez and Le Port de Saint-Tropez; Charles Camoin's La rue Bouterie and Le Port de Marseille; Maurice de Vlaminck's La Danseuse du "Rat Mort" and Voilier sur la Seine, plus 18 more, including works by Kees van Dongen, André Derain, Louis Valtat, and Henri Manguin. Captions.