<P> Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for "the wild beasts"), a group of early twentieth - century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism . While Fauvism as a style began around 1904 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only a few years, 1905--1908, and had three exhibitions . The leaders of the movement were André Derain and Henri Matisse . </P> <P> Besides Matisse and Derain, other artists included Albert Marquet, Charles Camoin, Louis Valtat, Jean Puy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Manguin, Raoul Dufy, Othon Friesz, Georges Rouault, Jean Metzinger, Kees van Dongen and Georges Braque (subsequently Picasso's partner in Cubism). </P>

The fauves were a group of french artists associated with which art movement