In their paintings, the Impressionists often focused on

scenes of leisure involving the middle class

Romantic art stresses

drama, unbridled emotions, and complex compositions.

A good example of a Surrealist poetic object is

Object (Luncheon in Fur) by Meret Oppenheim.

How did Impressionism get its name?

A critic used the term to degrade the movement

Kandinsky became convinced that art should be free of representational subject matter when he

mistook an upside-down painting of his for a work of beauty.

What was the Salon of Paris?

a juried exhibition sponsored by the French government

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1
In their paintings, the Impressionists often focused on
religious subject matter depicted in everyday settings
scenes of leisure involving the middle class
symbolism and esoteric content.
aristocratic pomp and splendor.
2
Which art movement was directly influenced by Sigmund Freud’s theories of the unconscious?
Surrealism
Fauvism
Cubism
Dada
3
Henri Matisse was told by Gustave Moreau, his teacher, “You were born to
simplify painting
be a lawyer
outdo me
sell art, not make it
4
Paint tubes made painting portable. The spontaneity of painting outdoors is seen in __ artists.
Impressionist
Neoclassical
Bauhaus
Romantic
5
Pointillism is a technique developed by
Claude Monet
Vincent van Gogh
Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Georges Seurat.
6
Which of the following is an American artist?
Mary Cassatt
Thomas Eakins
All these answers are correct.
Henry Ossawa Tanner
7
Romantic art stresses
ancient Roman ideals of proportion and harmony
All these answers are correct
drama, unbridled emotions, and complex compositions.
themes of flirtation, courtship, and marriage
8
Eugène Delacroix was a leading practitioner of the
None of these answers is correct.
Neoclassic style.
Romantic style.
Realist style.
9
A good example of a Surrealist poetic object is
the Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer.
Object (Luncheon in Fur) by Meret Oppenheim.
L’Enfant Carburateur by Francis Picabia
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali.
10
Paul Cézanne’s emphasis on structure in painting was a direct influence in the development of
Cubism
Expressionism
Dada
All these answers are correct.
11
The first national art museum opened in 1793. This museum, still in operation today, is
the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
the Louvre in Paris.
12
How did Impressionism get its name?
It was the winning entry in a contest
One of the artists of the group invented the name
The group appropriated the name
A critic used the term to degrade the movement
13
Kandinsky became convinced that art should be free of representational subject matter when he
mistook an upside-down painting of his for a work of beauty.
had a near-death experience
was no longer able to sell any of his traditional paintings.
None of these answers is correct.
14
Which of the following artists was a Realist?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Eugène Delacroix
Jacques-Louis David
Gustave Courbet
15
What was the Salon of Paris?
a private organization composed of wealthy art patrons
a juried exhibition sponsored by the French government
the most respected private Parisian auctions of the 1800's
a timed contest where each artist has to complete their art
16
Marcel Duchamp created a new art form called:
automatism
ready-mades
the Machine Aesthetic
pointillism.
17
An influence on European culture of the 19th century that gave rise to expanding middle class
the sexual revolution.
the Industrial Revolution.
the abolition of slavery.
the crusades
18
Edouard Manet “borrowed” the composition of his painting Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe from
Neoclassical works
Renaissance works of art
Eugène Delacroix
his friend, the painter Berthe Morisot

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