Chapter 8

Question 1

printmaking method made respectable by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
drawing of an image on aluminum, limestone, or zinc surface using a special crayon

Answer 1

Lithography

Question 2

Founder of French Impressionist painting
Known for painting landscapes
“Impression, Sunrise” (1872)
Painted things with different times of day to see their color change
Created a series of paintings with haystacks

Answer 2

Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Question 3

French impressionist painter and sculptor
Known for his paintings of ballerinas
Inspired by Japanese prints
“Musicians in the Orchestra” (1872) is an example of this

Answer 3

Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

Question 4

Japanese woodblock prints, contemporary color science, and the invention of photography
aimed to capture the momentary, sensory effect of a scene, including accurate lighting and movement
Often criticized as appearing crude and unfinished
Often painted crowds of people walking on the busy streets, lounging in cafes and visiting the race tracks

Answer 4

IMPRESSIONISM (1872-1892)

Question 5

french Post-Impressionist artist
exercised the most influence on Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh shared an apartment with Gauguin for nine weeks
Would often paint the same subjects

Answer 5

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)

Question 6

French Impressionist Painter
Paintings characterized by optimism
Worked closely with Claude Monet
“Le Moulin de la Galette” (1876) and “The Bathers” (1887)
Nudes were influenced by the work of French Rococo painters Boucher an Fragonard

Answer 6

Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

Question 7

American Impressionist
Friends with and influenced by Edgar Degas
in 1879, she exhibited her work with the impressionists for the first time
Known for her mother and child paintings
“Young mother sewing” (1893) “the Boating Party” (1893)

Answer 7

Mary Cassatt (1845-1926)

Question 8

Widely considered the father of modern sculpture

“The Thinker” (1879) is among the most recognized works in all of sculpture

Answer 8

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

Question 9

Small dots of unmixed color to create vivid pictures

Answer 9

Divisionism or pointillism

Question 10

French Post-Impressionist painter
Used a scientific method of painting he developed called “pointillism” or “Divisionism”
Sunday Afternoon on the Grande Jatte” (1884) “Le Cirque” (1891)

Answer 10

Georges Seurat (1859-1891)

Question 11

Dutch post impressionist painter
Starry Night (1889) best known painting
Sold only one of over 800 paintings
Characterized by agitated, swirling brush strokes, often featured bright colors, outdoor scenes, loved yellow
Influenced by Japanese woodblock prints

Answer 11

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

Question 12

French artist and post impressionist painter
Bridged late 19th century impressionism and the early 20th century cubism
Reduced images to a geometric form and influenced future artists of Modernism, Fauvism and Cubism
“Mont Sainte-Victoire” (1887)
Influenced Picasso

Answer 12

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)

Question 13

French art movement which followed Impressionism
Characterized by precise outlines, geometric shapes, bright colors, fantastical imagery
“The Starry Night” (1889) “Vision after the Sermon” (1888)

Answer 13

POST-IMPRESSIONISM (1880-1889)

Question 14

French Post Impressionist best known for work he made during two trips to French Polynesia, influenced by Polynesian art
Flat areas of bright colors
“Vision after the Sermon” (1888)

Answer 14

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)

Question 15

Made of two major artist groups: The Bridge and The Blue Rider
“The Scream” (1893) by Edvard Munch is a classic example
Prioritized portraying an emotional experience rather than physical reality

Answer 15

EXPRESSIONISM (1905-1935)

Question 16

Austrian painter and one of the founders of the Viennese Secession, or Art Nouveau, movement.
Known for jewel like colors and eroticism
“The Kiss” (1907)

Answer 16

Gustave Klimt (1862-1918)

Question 17

French Impressionist painter Best known for landscapes and Parisian street scenes
Influenced other Impressionists
“Avenue de l’Opera” (1899)

Answer 17

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)