Fauvism's Color-First Painters Are Having a Moment With Collectors

Fauvism traded realistic imagery for pure, unmixed color, and the artists who built the movement are drawing fresh attention from collectors who favor bold canvases over quiet ones. Like their Impressionist predecessors, the Fauvists painted the ordinary business of daily life, but rendered it in hues chosen for feeling rather than accuracy. For collectors assembling an early-modern wall, the appeal is straightforward: work this saturated reads from across a room.

With reporting from The Collector.