art chapter 22

abstract

imagery that departs from the recognizable images of the natural world

Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of paint in his work Starry Night. This technique is called ________.

impasto

sublime

supreme power of nature

Edgar Degas was fascinated by observing ballet dancers, both in practice and during performances.

true

Optical Mixture

when the eye blends two colors placed near one another, creating a new color

Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Rejected)?

a. Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)

Alexandre Cabanel's Birth of Venus is an example of a(n) ________ painting.

academic

Paris Street: Rainy Day demonstrates:

all answers

Which of the following are qualities of most Impressionist artists and their paintings?

all answers

impasto

application of thick paint

Paul Cézanne used ________ in his work Mont Sainte-Victoire.

atmospheric perspective

A painting by which artist provoked the comment by a critic that gave the Impressionists their name?

claude monet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Moulin de la Galette ________.

d. depicts a new, urban, middle class enjoying their leisure time

What role did photography play for the artist Thomas Eakins?

d. he used photography to study anatomy and proportion

Camille Claudel's sculpture The Waltz received some criticism for being too ________.

erotic

A critic praised Monet's work Impression, Sunrise by saying it had given a viewer such clarity of thought and purpose that he ran out of the gallery and immediately began writing a novel.

false

Edgar Degas was very selective with his subjects; he depicted only people from the upper classes.

false

Paul Gauguin liked to paint subjects from modern, industrial cities.

false

Paul Gauguin's The Vision after the Sermon is a realist artwork.

false

Vincent van Gogh committed suicide by bleeding to death after slicing off his left ear.

false

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Moulin de la Galette is set ________.

outdoor cafe

en plein air

painting outdoors

The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his works "The Circus" and "Sunday on La Grande Jatte." This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as ________.

pointillism