Module 16 Inquisitive

How does the subject matter of this artwork relate to the movement with which it is associated?

The making of self-portraits was central to Expressionism because artists could explore a great variety and intensity of emotions through repeated studies.

The Beach at Nice

Berthe Morisot

What visual techniques are employed in this depiction of a rainy Parisian street to make viewers feel as if they are part of this busy city and will soon collide with the strolling couple?

Linear perspective

Which of these artists was professor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and instrumental in encouraging the painter Henry Ossawa Tanner to study anatomy and observe nature closely?

Thomas Eakins

The French artist Paul Cézanne's revolutionary style is characterized by the combination of what visual effects?

abstract forms shifted planes push-pull color effects

What visual influences, if any, from Japanese woodblock prints are obvious in this Impressionist artwork?

birds eye view diagonal lines tight cropping

Which of the following attributes best characterize Realism in art?

objectivity everyday social justice

Which, if any, of the following are characteristic features of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's artistic style?

the absence of strong outlines the use of blue and purple instead of black spontaneous brushstrokes

What formal elements of this painting, if any, suggest that it is intended as a representation of profound spiritual feeling rather than purely objective reality?

the bold red background the diagonal/divided picture to area

In what way(s) did Post-Impressionist artists respond to the Academy's criticisms of Impressionism?

- an emphasis on formal qualities -the creation of related series of works -an emphasis of subjective or personal content

Which, if any, of the following statements about this work by the German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner accurately describe it?

- deliberately raw painting style -derived from direct experience -portrays the decadence and dehumanization of society

Which, if any, of the following visual qualities are characteristic of Impressionist paintings?

- flattening pictorial space -optical mixture -visible texture

Which, if any, of the following terms describe significant characteristics of the academic tradition of painting and sculpture in the second half of the nineteenth century?

- illusionistic - idealizing - classical

What did some critics and viewers not like about this artwork?

- its harsh outlines - its flat figures which lack volume - the naked woman's direct gaze

Why did Academy critics object to Impressionist art, even continuing into the 1880s?

- its perceived lack of discipline - its preoccupation with beauty (Academy promoted historical events rather than pleasure) - its perceived lack of intellectual substance

What aspects of this painting by Ferdinand Hodler, if any, suggest the painter's aversion to death?

- the mans panicked state - the stopping black-cloaked figure -the awakened man

Blue Dancers

Edgar Degas

The Expressionist artist Vasily Kandinsky painted his Improvisation #30 (Cannons) as a response to the devastating effects of World War I on European culture and society. T or F

F, it was pre turmoil

Waterlilies by Claude Monet was first exhibited at the Impressionist Exhibition of 1874. T or F

F, they were made in his home

Paris Street, Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte

Bal du Moulin de la Galette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Although the artists who came to be called Impressionists had their own, often very distinctive, stylistic traits, they were united in rejecting the formal approach of the art taught in the Academy and in their attempts to capture the essence of specific moments in time. T or F

T

What is the American artist Thomas Le Clear's Interior with Portraits meant to represent?

a memorial of a dead adult a memorial of a dead child a commentary on the nature of art and photography

Some scholars believe that this painting, The Vision after the Sermon, contains a self-portrait of the artist. Which figure is thought to represent that individual?

the male figure here has his eyes closed as if he too is experiencing the vision

Which of the following is believed to have had an influence on the practice of the Impressionist artists, allowing them to paint outdoors rather than in the confines of a studio?

tubed oil paints

Which of the following is the Russian artist considered to be one of the first to create non-objective, or completely abstract, art?

vassily kandinsky