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Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat
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1
When working with oil paint turpentine is used instead of water
True
False
2
How did Seurat interpret his subject matter
With a planned, mathematical and precise approach
On a large scale
His figures have a quiet structure
With balanced and orderly compositions
3
He wanted to enhance light and lunimosity through the use of colour
True
False
4
La Grande Jatte was first exhibited at...
The last Impressionist exhibtion in 1886
The Neo-Impressionist exhibition in 2011
The fourth Impressionist exhibtion in 1880
The first Impressionist exhibition in 1874
5
The materials Seurat worked in were oil on canvas
False
True
6
The Models
- which statements below could describe the aesthetic qualities
A simple pyramid construction with the centre figure forming the apex
A shallow sense of space
A sense of vitality and movement is evident in the artwork
A crowded composition but still calm, poetic, even wistful
7
Up close the surface of his paintings are rich, thick and painterly, achieving a sense of volume (not mechanical at all)
True
False
8
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
was completed in
...
1883
1888
1884
1885
9
Georges Seurat is best known for devising the painting technique known as...
Chromoluminarism
Colour field abstraction
All of the above
Action painting
10
Seurat also began
The Models
in the Impressionistic style, only changing to his divisionist technique toward the end
False
True
11
How long did he take to complete this painting?
Eight weeks
One year
Eighteen months
Two years
12
Xrays show that the monkey was added later
True
False
13
Seurat was influenced by Classical and Egyptian art
False
True
14
Seurat completed many preliminary studies of both paintings in
oil paint
pencil
conte
charcoal
15
Seurat would complete his paintings en plein air
False
True
16
His works were often referred to as being 'enigmatic'.... which means?
Full of movement and energy
Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
Impossibe to understand
Easy to understand and interpret
17
This painting is divided into three ______________ sections
round
oval
triangular
rectangular
18
In regards to the historical and cultural context of late nineteenth century Paris
The Eifel Tower was a symbol of French progress
The industrial revolution = growth in industries such as textiles & science
All of the above
Their was a belief in science - that it could make the world better
19
Georges Seurat belonged to which Art Movement?
Abstract Expressionism
Neo-Impressionism
Impressionism
Classicism
20
'Chromoluninarism' is also know as 'divisionism' and 'pointilism'
True
False
21
Which new technologies influenced how artists of the late 19th century (1800's) worked?
The printing press
The paint tube
The television
The camera
22
The little girl in the centre is...
all of the above
the only figure looking out at the viewer
the only one 'not' covered in dots
the centrifugal force and anchors the centre
23
The figures have clear contours, achieving a tightly composed order by using broken dashes around figures and objects
False
True
24
Seurat and 'aesthetic qualities'
He juxtaposed colour to create a shimmering, illuminated surface
All of the above
His work appears reserved, immobile, almost dreamlike
It has a rich, thick and painterly surface
25
One influence cited for
The Models
refers to classical art -
The Three Graces
True
False
26
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Conveys shimmering light and a vibrant surface
Is a closed composition
Is an obvious and easy painting to understand
Has inconsistent shadows and perspective
27
Seurat adopted a theoretical, codified, scientific approach to colour
False
True
