1900 decade

Question 1

Answer 1

“Blessed Art Thou among Women”

• Gertrude Käsebier, c. 1900
• Print on Japanese tissue
• Käsebier practiced Pictorialism
• Used white on white and soft lines to incorporate impressionism into photography
• Much of her work follows a mother-and-child theme.

Question 2

Answer 2

“Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen from Les Lauves”

• Paul Cézanne, 1902-1906
• Cézanne introduced subtle adjustments in order to avoid too simple a scheme.
• So the peak of the mountain is pushed just to the right of center, and the horizon line inclines gently upwards from left to right.