What is the scene depicted in Les Demoiselles d'avignon?

A brothel Picasso went to with his dad when he was 10

Why does Schiele represent the subject matter he does in his work?

His father died from untreated syphilis & other STDs

Why was Monet nicknamed "The Eye"

He represented subjects exactly how you would see it

What was the Der Blaue Reiter group focused on?

The spiritual aspect of creating art

Why did Marc represent animals in Animals Fate?

He thought animals were spiritual

Why is the soldier shown without a right hand in Self-Portrait as a Soldier?

Shows the emasculation of soldiers & fear of being mutilated

How is Gino Severini representing war in this depiction?

Glorifying it, making it look fast and cool

How did people react to this portrait of Aemilie Matisse?

Shocked & hated it b/c he made her look ugly

What was the Dada movement?

None traditional reactionary art movement

What does Mondrian do in his Composition red, blue and yellow?

Creates balance&harmony without subject matter

What is the main theme in Otto Dix's Match Seller?

The disrespect the veterans were met with when returning

What is Meret Oppenheim saying through The Object

Showing how objects can represent more than one thing

Who did Professor Toothe compare Henri Matisse to?

He's like the Monet of Impressionism

What does analytical cubism mean ?

Breaking apart objects to analyze them and put back together

Why does Schiele usually remove his genitals in his self-portraits?

To remove himself as being a sexual being

What were the "Die Brucke" (The Bridge) known for?

They wanted to be the bridge between the past and future

What did Matisse say about art?

It's like sitting in a chair - should be easy&relaxing

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1
What is the scene depicted in Les Demoiselles d'avignon?
A brothel Picasso went to with his dad when he was 10
A brothel Picasso went to with his dad when he was 18
5 random figures Picasso met and asked to pose for him
A portrait of women Picasso saw on the street
2
When in the situation is Rodin repressing these figures in The Burghers if Calaís?
Before they volunteered
After their death
After courage, before death
At their most courageous
3
What did Kandinsky nickname himself?
The spiritual
The Profit
He didn't give himself one
The Eyeball
4
Why does Schiele represent the subject matter he does in his work?
His father died from untreated syphilis & other STDs
He was probably schizophrenic
His mother died when he was younger
He was born with deformities
5
The Armory Show and the Degenerate Art Exhibition were very similar
True
False
6
Why was Monet nicknamed "The Eye"
Because he only has one eye
He represented subjects exactly how you would see it
He was completely abstract
He focused on color
7
What was the Der Blaue Reiter group focused on?
Pure impressions of the world
Representing the subconcious
The spiritual aspect of creating art
8
Why did Marc represent animals in Animals Fate?
It worked with his composition
He thought it would look cool
He wanted to juxtapose them with humans
He thought animals were spiritual
9
Caillebotte is only showing you the aristocrats in Paris Street, Rainy Day
False
True
10
How did Brancusi challenge himself?
He gave himself rules
He thought everything about art was challenging
He gave himself complete free rein
11
Why is the soldier shown without a right hand in Self-Portrait as a Soldier?
Shows the emasculation of soldiers & fear of being mutilated
Because Kirchner was mutilated during war
He just felt like it
Kirchner just wanted to be aggressive
12
How is Gino Severini representing war in this depiction?
As a traditional rendering
Representing it as bad and horrible
Glorifying it, making it look fast and cool
13
How did people react to this portrait of Aemilie Matisse?
They loved it because it was different
They were indifferent
Shocked & hated it b/c he made her look ugly
No one saw it until after Matisse died
14
How is Rodin's representation of Hell different from traditional representations?
It's not
The figures are physically beaten
It's a psychological hell
15
How did Hilary describe what Klimt's characters are represented in?
Potato sacks
Sleeping bags
Cocoons
16
Is Monet's Rouen Cathedral a big piece?
No
Yes
17
What did Kandinsky believe created the spiritual behind art?
Pure abstraction
Organization
Color
He didn't know
18
What was the Dada movement?
Focused on getting back to tradition
Lashing out at tradition and the past norms
None traditional reactionary art movement
Showcasing of impressionistic art
19
What does Mondrian do in his Composition red, blue and yellow?
Creates a composition with a set subject matter
He uses color theory to present a specific subject matter
Creates balance&harmony without subject matter
Uses cubism to create the perfect composition
20
Van Gogh's Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette was meant to be a joke.
True
False
21
Who painted Manao Tupapau (Spirit of the Dead Watching?)
Klimt
Cezanne
Gaugin
Seurat
22
What is impasto?
High contrasts of light and dark
Small brush strokes
Thin layering of paint
Thick application of paint
23
What other artist "Snubbed" Picasso, adding to his spiral into the blue period ?
Van Gogh
Casagamus
Cezanne
Matisse
24
How many version of the Black Square did Malevich make?
Seven
Two
Four
One
25
How many pieces did Seurat finish in his life?
30
31
29
28
26
What is the main theme in Otto Dix's Match Seller?
The disrespect the veterans were met with when returning
A homeless man and his dog
How great people treated veterans upon their return
Just someone selling matches
27
What is Meret Oppenheim saying through The Object
Showing how objects can represent more than one thing
Expressing the true nature of what these items are
Abstracting the objects to where they are not unrecognizable
I'm not sure what she's doing
28
What did Futurists hate?
The Monarchy
Anything traditional
Everything modern
Speed
29
How many canvases did he us to create Rouen Cathedral
28
45
7
1
30
Who created The Gift
Man Ray
Picasso
Magritte
Meret Oppenheim
31
Who did Professor Toothe compare Henri Matisse to?
He's like the Monet of Impressionism
No one, he was just terrible
Michaelangelo of the Renaissance
He's not comparable because he's so good
32
What figure first debuted in this work?
The Thinker
Rodin himself
Satan
Jesus
33
Did the fake name Duchamp signed on The Fountain mean anything?
No
Yes
34
What was the main purpose of the Dada "sculptures"
To express their frustrations with people
To change the original purpose
There was no point
35
Who made The Newborn?
Malevich
Balla
Constantin Brancusi
Boccioni
36
What does analytical cubism mean ?
Breaking apart objects to analyze them and put back together
It's a process of perception
Monochromatic cubism
Basically collage
37
What body part of Lautrec obsessed with?
Eyes
Backs
Legs
Ears
38
Why does Schiele usually remove his genitals in his self-portraits?
He did not know how to present it anatomically correct
To remove himself as being a sexual being
He was not academically trained
39
What were the Fauves known for?
Needing to go fast
Being drunk on color
Destroying old things
Hating modernity
40
Who was the first artist to paint "En plein air" (painting outside)
Caillebote
Manet
Monet
Cezanne
41
How many versions are there are The Scream?
7
2
4
8
42
How can you tell if a woman is a Much woman in an art work?
Perfectly rendered and traditional looking
He doesn't have a specific style for his women figures
Elongated, strawberry blonde
She is sensual
43
Picasso was very blatant about telling people what each symbol in Guernica represented
True
False
44
What were the "Die Brucke" (The Bridge) known for?
They wanted to break the bridge between the past & present
They wanted to destroy tradition completely
They wanted to be the bridge between the past and future
45
Does Cezanne use the color black?
Yes
No
46
Rodin would physically harm himself to see his facial expressions to use in his art.
True
False
47
Who painted Self Portrait of a Degenerate Artist ?
Schiele
Dix
Nolde
Kokoschka
48
What does red do with regards to Mondrian's color theory?
Radiates
Recedes
Sinks
Floats
49
What did Matisse say about art?
It should be complicated so you have to think
It's like sitting in a chair - should be easy&relaxing
Everyone just needs to chill
50
Why is it similar to Goya's Third of May?
It's not glorifying war
It shows mass destruction
It's not
It's glorifying war
51
Most of Casa Batllo is decorated with solid, monochromatic colors
False
True
52
How old was Picasso when he could paint the perfect figure?
He was never able to paint the perfect figure
27 years old
4 years old
8 years old
53
Why is the work so revolutionary for sculpture?
The figure doesn't look like it's moving
It's creating movement with twisting
Taken all elements around it and put it into the sculpture
54
What type of cubism is Ma Jolie made with?
Analytical Cubism
It's not a cubist work
Synthetic Cubism
Primitive cubism
55
How does Munch make The Scream so relatable?
With the setting
By making it so abstract
Making the figure genderless
With the specific colors he uses
56
What tragedy inspired Picasso's Guernica ?
The bombing of a small Spanish town, Guernica
Nothing, he just wanted to paint this
The War of 1812
57
What type of Cubism is shown in Armored Train in Action?
Primitive Cubism
Synthetic Cubism
Analytical Cubism
58
Where was Van Gogh when he painted Starry Night?
in a field
In a mental hospital
At his brother's house
At his home
59
What was Duchamp's main message behind his works?
To make you question art
Wanted to show everyone the beauty of modern appliances
To show concise subject matter
To tell the viewer how to understand things
60
Why was the Bicycle Wheel important?
He used ready-mades
He made everything from scratch
He took two objects and changed their purpose
It was the first kinetic sculpture
61
The word Dada was specifically chosen by the members to describe exactly what they were
True
False
62
What is the main emotion you should feel when looking at Night Café?
Excitement
Anxiety
Happiness
Calm
63
Where is Casa Batllo?
Barcelona
Germany
Madrid
France
64
What does this piece tell us about the Female form
Representing women traditionally
Non-sensual, mannequin like - women don’t matter
It's a reclining nude
65
Who is the main subject in Gaugin's Spirit of the Dead Watching ?
His maid
A random island girl
His friend
His 13 yr. old mistress
66
What did the Independents focus on representing?
The future
The spiritual aspect of creating art
The aftermath of the war and femmes fatales
67
Who painted Viscount Lepic and His Daughters?
Manet
Monet
Ingrés
Edgar Degas
68
What kind of subject matter did Lautrec showcase?
The Moulin Rouge and brothels
War scenes
Usually men during their daily lives
Medical scenes
69
What new lines were created during the Art Nouveau movement?
Dotted and whiplash
Dotted and zig zag
Noodle and whiplash
Noodle and zig zag
70
Is Picasso's Three Musicians a painting, or a physical collage piece?
It's obviously a collage piece
I have no idea
A painting
71
What is the main theme of Dynamism of a dog on a Leash ?
Abstract subject matter
Purely showing movement
A completely static image void of movement
72
What effect did Cezanne use Basket of Apples?
Chiarascuro
Tenebrism
Impasto
Push-Pull effect
73
Who made Unique Forms of Continuity in Space?
Umberto Boccioni
Gino Severini
Gaicomo Balla
Otto Dix
74
What was Emil Nolde specifically good at ?
Painting the abstract
depicting premonitions & making you think about the future
He didn't have any specific talents
He was also a prominent musician
75
What technique does Seurat use in A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte?
Pointillism
Realism
Cubism
Neoclassicism
76
What is this painting titled?
Pure Joy
The many colors of life
The orgy the park
The Joy of Life
77
About how many paintings of water lilies did Monet create?
10
250
5
500
78
What type of art was Seurat looking back to when creating the figures suspended in space?
Egyptian Art
Ancient Greek
Ancient Roman
He isn't

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