Étienne Terrus: A Pioneer of Fauvist Landscape Painting Étienne Joseph Mathieu Terrus (1857 – 1922) stands as a significant figure in the burgeoning landscape painting movement of early 20th-century France, particularly recognized as one of the formative influences on Fauvism. Born in Elne, Pyrénées-Orientales, Terrus’s artistic journey began with formal studies in Paris but swiftly returned him to his native region where he established himself as a prolific artist and cultivated enduring friendships with fellow luminaries like George Daniel de Monfreid, André Derain, and Henri Matisse—relat…