1. Artists who practice or advocate Fauvism, an early 20th-century art movement characterized by bold, non-naturalistic use of color and simplified forms.
Usage: plural of fauvist; typically refers to painters associated with the movement in early 1900s France

Examples

• The fauvists rejected realistic color representation in favor of emotional expression.
• Henri Matisse and André Derain were among the most famous fauvists of the early 20th century.
• Fauvists used bright, clashing colors to convey feeling rather than to depict nature accurately.
• The exhibition featured works by several fauvists who revolutionized modern painting.
• Critics initially dismissed the fauvists as wild and undisciplined artists.