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Manet to Post Impressionism
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1
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
is about what?
The life of one woman past, present and future
The life of Paul Gauguin
The internal struggle of youth in today's society
Asking strange questions
2
Impressionism was one of the most significant art movements for Modern Art.
TRUE
FALSE
3
Impressionists deviated from Realists in their desire to convey _____.
mythological subject matter
impermanence
religious subject matter
the working class
4
The Impressionists got their name from the art critic Leroy’s scathing critic of this painting:
Claude Monet, Gare Saint Lazare
Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Moulin de la Galette
Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal
5
Edgar Degas is famous for painting what type of subject matter?
Still Lifes
Ballerinas
Landscapes
Water lilies
6
What new technology influenced the Impressionists?
X-Ray Machines
Photography
Tinned Can
The Telephone
7
What was the subject matter of many Impressionist painters?
Ballet dancers
Historical scenes
Religious icons
Contemporary scenes of urban life.
8
This was a common subject for female Impressionist painters.
Island Life
Horses
Mothers & Children
Historical Scenes
9
What series of paintings was Monet well known for?
Sunflowers
Dancers/ballerinas
Mother and child scenes
Waterlilies
10
What are characteristics of Impressionism?
Asymmetrical balance and colored shadows
High horizon line and painted "En Plein Air"
Use of pure color and heavy brush strokes
Influenced by photography and Japanese prints
11
Who painted this painting?
Edgar Degas
Auguste Renoir
Paul Cezanne
Paul Gauguin
12
Which Post-Impressionist used dots of color to create images using principles of color theory?
Paul Gauguin
Paul Cezanne
Georges Seurat
Vincent van Gogh
13
Which artist created this painting?
Claude Monet
Georges Seurat
Paul Cezanne
Mary Cassatt
14
A new gallery was built so the public could enjoy rejected artworks. What was it called?
Salon de Refuses
Galley of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Rejects
15
What was the 'next big thing' that was embraced by Post-Impressionists?
Naturalism
Symbolism and Structure
Avante Guardism
Realism
16
Name the Artist who painted this painting.
Mary Cassatt
Renoir
Monet
Degas
17
Cézanne believed that Impressionism was lacking _____.
the artist’s distinctive quality
a vibrant color palette
vivid brushwork
form and structure
18
What revolution helped Impressionist artists paint 'en plein air'?
Industrial Revolution
Russian Revolution
Civil Rights Revolution
Cuban Revolution
19
Impressionism is considered to be one of the most significant art movements for Modern Art.
FALSE
TRUE
20
What artist focused on creating works of dancers and performers?
Degas
Monet
Cassatt
Renoir
21
What art style was rooted in Impressionism but stylistically different:
Symbolism
Primitivism
Realism
Post-Impressionism
22
How did Impressionist artists depict a scene?
as realistically as possible
only at night time
as if it may have been caught by the viewer at a glance
like a photograph
23
What is the title of this painting?
The Cypress Tree at Night
The Vastness of the Universe
Starry Night
A Starry City Night
24
Edgar Degas was successful at creating movement in his artwork.
False
True
25
Vincent van Gogh tried to express what he was feeling through what?
Meditating
Facial Expressions
Light
Colour
26
Who is the artist of this work
Gauguin
Manet
Cassatt
Van Gogh
27
How was the term 'Impressionist' first used?
by an artist to describe his painting
to confuse photographers
to impress art patrons
as an insult by an art critic
28
Optical mixing is creating apparent color by mixing it before applying it to the canvas.
True
False
29
How did Impressionist artist Claude Monet depict vibrancy?
Monet painted details
Monet focused on the light
Monet based his paintings on photographs
Monet always used low angles
30
Which of the following artists created the style of painting called Pointillism?
Georges Seurat
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Mary Cassatt
31
Mary Cassatt is known for her images of ______ as seen in
The Bath.
Water lilies
Mother and child scenes
Interior scenes
Reflective surfaces
32
Which Impressionist artist is famous for his depiction of ballet dancers?
Degas
Monet
Van Gogh
Manet
33
Which artist created this painting?
Seurat
Cezanne
Degas
Cassatt
34
The birth of Impressionism occurred in _____.
Rome
London
Paris
Florence
35
Mary Cassatt was famous for creating paintings with which subject matter?
Ocean scenes
Mother and child
Landscapes
Family portraits
36
What technique did Impressionist artists use to achieve vibrancy of colour in their paintings?
They painted unblended dominant colours side by side.
They blended colours carefully together.
The subject material was lively.
They used only black and white pigments.
37
Who created this work?
Van Gogh
Cézanne
Monet
Gauguin
38
What artist created this painting?
Cassatt
Degas
Cezanne
Seurat
39
Which of the following artists created this painting?
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Vincent Van Gogh
Georges Seurat
40
____ influenced Seurat in the making of this work?
African Masks
Art Nouveau
Orientalism
Ancient Greek figures
41
What is the title of this work?
Olympia
Starry Night
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Mont Sainte-Victoire
42
This is the artist that lived Van Gogh for a short period of time.
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec
Theo Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Paul Gaugain
43
Which Post-Impressionist explored geometric forms in their landscapes and still-life paintings?
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Paul Gauguin
Georges Seurat
44
What type of brushstrokes was used by Impressionist painters?
tiny
blended
short
long
45
What is the term used to describe thick, textured paint on a painting's surface?
Painterly
Sketchy
Pointillism
Impasto
46
What artist created this painting?
Cassatt
Degas
Monet
Cezanne
47
How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?
10
4
None
1
48
Which artist created this painting?
Cassatt
Seurat
Monet
Cezanne
49
Which artist focused their painting on the only area allowed by a woman in the upper-class?
Berthe Morisot
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Edgar Degas
Mary Cassatt
50
Name the Artist who painted this work.
Toulouse-Lautrec
Gauguin
Seurat
Van Gogh
51
Vincent Van Gogh used color as a vehicle to _____.
express emotions
form a composition
continue Renaissance traditions
faithfully copy nature
52
Vincent Van Gogh pursued all of the following careers during his lifetime, except which one?
Art dealer
Preacher
Musician
Artist
53
Paul Cezanne was more interested in creating 3D forms than emphasizing natural light.
True
False
54
This artist pioneered a new technique and was influenced by new colour-theory.
Degas
Van Gogh
Seurat
Gauguin
55
Paul Gauguin was interested in representing the What in his Art?
The Rich & Famous
The Deviant & Promiscuous
The Primitive & Exotic
The Downtrodden & Desperate
56
What style of painting did the French Academy of Fine Arts prefer in the mid to late 1800's?
History, and idealised form
Still Life
Cubism
Landscape
57
How long did Georges Seurat spend on his most famous painting, Sunday Afternoon?
1 year
4 years
2 years
10 years
58
Why was Edouard Manet’s work was criticized by the critics?
The were men clothed
For the many different painting styles within the image
The proportion of the woman in the back is too large
He painting figures that were unabashedly nude
59
Impressionist ideas about freedom from structure also influenced poets and composers of music.
TRUE
FALSE
60
Where are Impressionist artists primarily from?
Germany
Italy
Austria
France
61
What is a critical aspect of the Post Impressionist canvas?
Reality
France
Vibrancy
People