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Western Art

Fauvism

1905–1908

Henri Matisse

Woman with a Hat , 1905

André Derain

The Dance , 1906

Paris, Nice, France. Active 1869–1954.

Paris, France. Active 1880–1954.

Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse — Public domain Wikimedia Commons

Public domain Wikimedia Commons

The Dance by André Derain — Public domain Wikimedia Commons

World Art Timeline surveys 4 traditions, 26 major periods and 95 sub‑periods from 3500 BCE–Present, with 202 figures. Summaries are paraphrased from Wikipedia, not reproduced verbatim.

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