The Fauvists, the wild beasts of fin de siècle French art, were known for bold colours and their willingness to use rough brush strokes, a break with the established impressionist norms.
Although not part of the official group, which only existed for a few years in the first decade of the 20th century, the French-Belgian painter Henri Evenepoel preceded this movement with his own use of colours, which marked him as different.
