The Fauves were a group of artists centred around Henri Matisse, who worked together for a period of two years. The style was a mixture of technique with features derived from Sevrat, Van Gogh and later, Gauguin. The Fauves proclaimed the value of the formal elements in a painting. Their ideas greatly influenced the course of twentieth century art intended to be a stimulating resource material for senior art students. Music by Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin and Alan Hovhaness.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003592
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - France
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fauvism (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903
Crafts & Visual Arts → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Modern - 20th century - France
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
People → Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)