“…Henri Matisse and Andre Derain embarked on a partnership that led to a wholly new, radical artistic language later known as Fauvism. Their daring, energetic experiments with color, form, structure, and perspective changed the course of French painting; it marked an introduction to early modernism…”
“At the Salon d’Automne in 1905, when Matisse and Derain unveiled their controversial canvases, a prominent French journalist labeled them “les Fauves,” or wild beasts.”
Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism
Until January 21, 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC