What's the Big Deal About this Painting?

It inspired the name for the Impressionist art movement.

Characteristics of Impressionism include, _______________

Use of natural light, small dabs of paint

Which statements are true about impressionist painters.

They used loose brushstrokes, They avoided the clarity of form

Impressionism is characterised by...?

Limited colour palettes and a focus on painting 'en plain air'

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1
What decade in the 1800s did Impressionism begin as an art movement?
1820s
1840s
1880s
1860s
2
Is this an example of Impressionism?
yes
no
3
Georges Seurat is credited for creating which style of painting?
Dot Rendering
Pointillism
Stipple brush technique
Dot Painting
4
Is this painting an example of Impressionism?
Yes
No
5
Is this painting an example of Impressionism?
Yes
No
6
Is this painting an example of Impressionism?
False
True
7
What kind of art was popular in Europe before Impressionism?
Surrealism
Expressionism
Realism
Cubism
8
What's the Big Deal About this Painting?
It was never intended for exhibition, but was sold for $1000.
It was the first 'non-realistic' painting of Port of Le Havre at sunrise.
It inspired the name for the Impressionist art movement.
It was the last painting Monet ever painted.
9
Which one of these movements came after Impressionism?
Fauvism
Neo Impressionism
Romanticism
Neo Classicism
10
Characteristics of Impressionism include, _______________
Use of natural light, small dabs of paint
familiar scenes, moral issues
no brush strokes, uniform surface
large thick brush strokes, defined lines
11
Name this Impressionist artist.
Camille Pissarro
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
12
Where did impressionism begin?
Madrid
Paris
Rome
London
13
Claude Monet acquired this boat for what purpose?
For a floating studio
As a house boat (during his early years in poverty)
For fishing (his second great passion)
To complete a series of paintings on boats
14
Which statements are true about impressionist painters.
They used loose brushstrokes
They avoided the clarity of form
They used traditional linear perspective
They painted idealised forms of perfect symmetry
15
Is this an example of Impressionism?
Yes
No
16
Painting 'en plain air' means...
Painting ordinary subject matter
Painting in the studio
Painting on the open plain
Painting in the open air
17
What day of the week (and time of day) is depicted in this painting?
Friday evening
Saturday morning
Monday lunchtime
Sunday afternoon
18
Impressionism is characterised by...?
Bold lines and high contrast colours
Impasto and realistic images
Limited colour palettes and a focus on painting 'en plain air'
Portraiture and religious idols and symbols
19
Impressionism was made famous by which artist
Claud Monet
Paul Guaguin
Salvidor Dali
Vincent Van Gogh

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