Landscape at Collioure
1905
About this artwork
This vibrant oil painting captures a landscape near Collioure, France, characterized by non-naturalistic color choices and expressive, fluid brushwork. It exemplifies the radical departure from traditional representation that defined the early Fauvist movement.
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This painting was created during the summer of 1905 when Henri Matisse spent time in the coastal town of Collioure with fellow artist André Derain. The radical use of arbitrary color in their works from this period shocked critics at the 1905 Salon d'Automne, leading them to be dubbed 'les fauves' or 'the wild beasts.' This derogatory term was eventually embraced by the artists to describe their revolutionary approach to color.
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Landscape at Collioure
Henri Matisse, 1905
