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Monet and Colour

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Art History Monet Level 2 Impressionism

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1
Why did Impressionists use a light coloured underpainting?
To create a lighter brighter effect
They were cheaper
It was necessary to help dry when painting en plein air
It help support the vivid blues
2
Why did Monet work in series?
They were subjects were popular and sold well
His meaning was intrinsically linked to their repetition
He simply had poor ideas
To capture the different light effects on a single subject
3
Which one of these is NOT a series Monet painted
Water lilies
Soldiers
Water lilies
Cathedrals
4
So what was Monet trying to paint?
The dying lights of a romantic age
Snapshots of Light and Atmosphere
Elephants
Sound
5
What is the effect of juxtaposing complementary colours in the painting?
Colours lept off the canvas and attacked innocent people
They caused actual vibration in the viewers' eyes.
The pigments mixed creating previously unknown colours
The viewer sees white instead of the mixture of colours