1. an artist who practices or advocates fauvism, an early 20th-century art movement characterized by bold, non-naturalistic use of color
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the historical movement

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of fauvism or fauvists
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the historical movement

Examples

• Matisse was one of the most celebrated fauvists of the early 1900s.
• The fauvist painters rejected realistic color in favor of emotional expression.
• Her fauvist style featured vibrant reds and oranges that seemed to leap off the canvas.
• The museum's fauvist collection includes works by Derain and Vlaminck.
• He adopted a fauvist approach to landscape painting, using pure, unmixed colors.
• The fauvist movement lasted only a few years but had a lasting impact on modern art.