unit 8 Flashcards
Many of _________’s works are so similar to Degas’ style that it is almost as if he was instructed to use Degas’ paintings as a template.
Lautrec
Another characteristic that is distinct to Degas from other Impressionists is how he used _____ and depth in his paintings.
lines
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
The Overture to Tannhäuser: The Artist’s Mother and Sister
Post-Impressionism
Cézanne wanted to reproduce what he saw in its absolute true form: its _________.
geometry
Cassatt did paint her father and brothers, but she found her true niche in painting children and their _____.
mothers
One of the biggest challenges Monet faced was to drop painting what he “_________” to be true and focus on what really “is.”
knew
The flat images with the bright colors and the overall design of the Japanese prints were what _____ adopted into her painting style.
Cassatt
Hailed as the leader of Impressionism
Manet
His painting essentially provided the Impressionists their name.
Monet
Painted a series of water lilies
Monet
Created quite a scandal with his painting, Olympia
Manet
Created a series of haystacks that depicted the different seasons and effects of light
Monet
Wheat Field with Crows
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Post-Impressionism
T or F - Renoir painted the joys of life and refused to paint negative images.
True
While many of the others took on subjects that depicted nature, _____ took on joy that is found in people in their most natural and happy state.
Renoir
T or F - Degas used unique perspective to create depth in his paintings.
True
Dance at Le Moulin de La Galette
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
The couple of years _________ spent with the coal miners affected both his subject matter and his color choice. His earlier paintings are dominated by browns, tans, and blacks, and the subject matter is often of the coal miners themselves.
van Gogh
Monet painted ____________ in different seasons and at different times of the day. In total, he painted twenty-five of them.
haystacks
The Cradle
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
_____ was one of the group who helped organize all the Impressionist shows, and was also the only one of them who had his or her work included in all eight of them.
Pissarro
Basket of Apples
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Post-Impressionism
T or F - Cassatt was considered a mentor and peacemaker.
False
While many people were only interested in the actual final production, _____ was intrigued by that and also the preparation for the ballet performance.
Degas
How the group of artists handled this breakaway was what eventually ended up into two different groups: the more ________ approach (it has been called Neo-Impressionism) and the more emotional approach.
scientific
T or F - Van Gogh was the only American among the French Impressionists.
False
The Harvest of Hay in Eragny
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
Musicians in the Orchestra
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
Glass of Absinthe
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
In order to keep up with the changing elements, the artists created a short, choppy ________ that has since become quite characteristic of this movement of art.
brushstroke
T or F - Lautrec created a niche for making posters.
True
Water Lillies
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
Landscape at Pontoise
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
T or F - Van Gogh preferred an exotic, native subject matter.
False
Pissarro has been described by several members as the fatherly figure or the _____ of the Impressionists.
peacemaker
The Yellow Christ
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Post-Impressionism
Whereas Cézanne focused on shapes, Gauguin focused on capturing the true _______ of the subject.
emotion
The Impressionists embraced the idea that the ______ of an object changes its makeup according to quick and changing elements: light, weather, or reflection.
color
One of the critics basically mocked Monet’s _________ of his painting and made degrading remarks about how the paintings were just that, merely impressions and not paintings.
title
Renoir felt that the only thing black did was to create a visual hole in the painting. Instead of black, he chose to use dark blue for his ______ and other objects.
shadows
T or F - Gauguin was greatly influenced by Japanese art as seen in his depictions of mothers with their children.
False
What helped even more with the intensity of color was that Impressionists, as a whole, rejected the absence of color. In other words, they abhorred using ________ in their paintings.
black
Olympia
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Post-Impressionism
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
T or F - Manet painted a series of water lilies.
False
Women in a Garden
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Impressionism
The scientific principle may not have worked out as Seurat had planned, but it offered him a chance to fine tune this technique of including scientific principles into art. What he ended up developing was a style called ________.
pointilism
Because she was restricted on who she could paint, Morisot commonly portrays _____.
domesticity
While Manet pushed away traditional subjects, he did still embrace much of the classical techniques. He revered the _________ artists and studied their style in depth.
Renaissance
T or F - Monet painted many ballerina dancers.
False
T or F - Seurat’s painting essentially provided the Impressionists their name.
False
T or F - Seurat created the concept of pointillism.
True
Ambassadeurs–Aristide Bruant
Is this piece of art Impressionism or Post-Impressionism?
Post-Impressionism
