A member of a group of early 20th-century French painters who favoured a vivid expressionistic and non-naturalistic use of colour. Fr., lit. 'wild beast', with ref. to a remark by the art critic Louis Vauxcelles
{s} of or belonging to the Fauvist movement (20th-century artistic movement characterized by the use of vivid colors and sharp contrasts)
{i} one who belongs to the Fauvist movement (20th-century artistic movement characterized by the use of vivid colors and sharp contrasts)