Modern Art Midterm Flashcards

1
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Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright is located in

A

Pennsylvania

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2
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Who was the patron of Falling Water?

A

The Kaufman family

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3
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Which of the following is not a feature of Falling Water…
-Painted natural colors
-Designed to harmonize with nature
-Open floor plan
-Located next to a waterfall

A

Located next to a waterfall

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4
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Les Demoiselles D’Avignon is a painting showing 5 prostitutes waiting for a customer… True or False

A

True

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5
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Primitivism in art involves an appreciation and imitation of cultural products and practices… True or False

A

True

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6
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In Alfred Stieglitz’s, The Steerage, the people on the lower half of the ship are Americans or Europeans:

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Europeans traveling back to Europe.

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7
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For Stieglitz, The Steerage was important as..

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A turning point from pictoralism to modern photography.

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8
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In the beginning of the 20th century, what was an argument why photography could not be called fine art?

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It was the product of a mechanical tool.

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9
Q

Which of the following are influences In Klimt’s, The Kiss?
-Art Nouveau
-Byzantine mosaics
-Japanese art
-All of the above

A

All of the above

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10
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The forward thinking group led by Klimt was called…

A

The Vienna Secession

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11
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The Romanian artist, Constantin Brancusi brought what folk art traditions to France?

A

Stone and wood carving.

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12
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Which of the following artists did Brancusi work under?

A

Rodin

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13
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What was the main function of the Cubist Movement?

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To show multiple viewpoints simultaneously.

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14
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What was Kandinsky’s intention to the viewer with Improvisation 28?

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To provide them with a sensory experience, like music.

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15
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The formal qualities of Kirchner’s Self Portrait As A Soldier demonstrate the influence of… Fauvism True or False

A

True- The use of bold colors for emotional impact (Fauvism).

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16
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The Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was commissioned by who?

A

It was commissioned by his family.

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17
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Kathe Kollwitz probably chose woodcut as the medium for her Memorial Sheet because…

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It allowed for strong contrast and expressive shapes.

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18
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How did the Fauvists(Wild Beasts) get their name?
-They used complimentary colors next to each other
-Crude loose brushstrokes
-The critics described them as wild beasts
-All of the above

A

All of the above

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19
Q

Matisse was inspired to paint “Goldfish” after he visited…

A

Morocco

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20
Q

Die Brucke was a group of German Expressionists- it means?

A

The Bridge

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21
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What characterizes Modern Art?

A

Shift away from traditional styles to more experimental

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22
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Manet modernized the tradition of female nudes by “rejecting” academic conventions of……pick 2
-Color for the background
-The relationship of the nude to the viewer
-Modeling of the figure’s form
-The horizontal composition of the image of female nude

A
  1. The relationship of the nude to the viewer
  2. Modeling of the figure’s form
23
Q

True or false
Traditional sensual female nudes were disguised in mythology, religion, and idealism

24
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Type answer
Manet found inspiration for Olympia from which artist’s work?

A

Titian
(Venus of Urbino)

25
Q

What was the purpose of The Salon of Paris?

A

To display French artistic achievements

26
Q

Which of the following paintings focuses on the play of light through layers of smoke?

A

Saint Lazare Train Station

27
Q

Why was Muybridge’s Horse in Motion significant?

A

It proved that all 4 hooves of a galloping horse leave the ground same

28
Q

What was the name of the device that Muybridge used to show The Horse in Motion?

A

Zoopraxiscope

29
Q

True or false
The Mexican government commissioned Velasco/ Valley of Mexico from the Hillside of Santa Isabel to proclaim ready for industry?

30
Q

What is the concept of “sublime” in art?

A

The human emotion of awe in the face of nature’s grandeur

31
Q

What is the media used in The Burghers of Calais?

32
Q

What is a burgher?

A

A respected citizen or councilman

33
Q

Which king seized Calais, France during the 100 years war?

A

Edward III

34
Q

What is impasto?

A

A thick, textured painting technique

35
Q

Which of the following best describes Plein-air painting?

A

Painting outdoors capturing natural light

36
Q

What do the dark spires represent in Van Gogh’s Starry Night?

A

Cypress trees

37
Q

“Where Do We Come From? What are we? Where Are We Going?” Is about what?

A

Past, Present, Future

38
Q

This artist painted women and children

A

Mary Cassatt

39
Q

This art style focused on the internal rather than accurate representation

40
Q

What Polynesian island did Paul Gauguin move to?

41
Q

Die Brücke

A

The Bridge
(Kirchner)

42
Q

Der Blaue Reiter

A

The Blue Rider
(Kandinsky)

43
Q

Les Demoiselles D’Avignon was created by who?

A

Pablo Picasso (Analytic Cubism)

44
Q

Falling Water was created by who?

A

Frank Lloyd Wright (Prairie Style Architecture)

45
Q

The Steerage was created by who?

A

Alfred Stieglitz (Photography)

46
Q

The Kiss (Painting) was created by who?

A

Gustav Klimt (Art Nouveau)

47
Q

The Kiss (Stone) was created by who?

A

Constantin Brancusi (Modernist Sculpture)

48
Q

Ma Jolie was created by who?

A

Pablo Picasso (Analytic Cubism)

49
Q

The Portugese was created by who?

A

Georges Braque (Analytic Cubism)

50
Q

Goldfish was created by who?

A

Henri Matisse (Fauvism)

51
Q

Memorial Sheet for Karl Liebknecht

A

Kathe Kollwitz (Woodcut, German Expressionism)

52
Q

Improvisation 28 was created by who?

A

Wasilly Kandinsky (Painting, Der Blaue Reiter)

53
Q

Southern German Movement

A

Der Blaue Reiter (softer, more lyrical, spiritual, symbolic)

54
Q

Northern German Movement

A

Die Brucke (physical, direct, bold, pictorial)