Chapter 25 (Paintings/Book) Flashcards
What were the two trends in post Impressionism
Cezanne: formal structural stress , and Van Gogh: explore emotional content
What does La Goulue depict? Who is it by? How was it made? Who was La Goulue?
It depicts a woman dancing in a crowd infront of patrons with a man in a hat in front of her. It is by lautrec and was made by lithography as it is a poster. La Goulue was a dancer. She dances on the dance floor.
What does mont sainte-Victoire depict? Who is it by? What projects and what recedes?
It depicts a mountain with a house at the base and a tree that looks like a person. It is by Cezanne. The tree projects and the background recedes.
What does La grande jatte depict? Who is it by? How was it painted
It depicts people relaxing on a grass area. It is a mini island in a river. It is by Seurat. The way it is painted is by little multi colored dots that blend in and merge together to form a color from a distance. The people in it feel frozen and have almost Egyptian poses from the side.
What does van gogh’s self portrait depict? What does the color scheme tell us?
It depicts him in a blue suit with a blue background. The color scheme could represent sadness and it merges color with line.
What does van goghs starry night depict? Where did he paint it from?
It depicts a town under a starry night that is very swirly. It was painted from van goghs psychiatric hospital room and shows intense mood.
What does yellow Christ depict? Who painted it? What does it symbolize?
It depicts a group of women in a field praying at a cross with a yellow Christ on it while there seems to be a crime happening in the background. Gauguin painted it. It symbolizes a dream state. Has very flattened colors.
What does the scream depict? Who is it by? What is it’s medium? What does it symbolize? What style is it?
It depicts a person on a bridge screaming, the water and sky are all flowy and merge with it. It is by munch. The medium is oil on cardboard. It gives us a glimpse of much’s mental state, he said only s madman could have painted it. It is an expressionist style.
