... were too limiting and wanted to put a greater emphasis on expression, structure, and form. The artists who formed the Post-Impressionist movement were Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. During this time a few artists also experimented with different ideals of the arts and in 1888 one of the artists entitled them to the name of "The ... "wild beasts- in French. They were given this title because it was felt that they used intense colours in violent, uncontrollable ways. The main players in the fauvist movement were Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Maurice...

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... for "Wild Beasts," was given to artists adhering to this style because it was felt that they used intense colors in a violent, uncontrolled way. The leader of the Fauves was Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954) Whilst the Impressionists were exploring the perceptions of an impassive, unemotional observer, others were seeking sensation and emotion... The Fauve experience was a liberation -- escape from the conventions ... ...

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