Realism to Post Impressionism

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French artists like Claude Monet and Renoir broke new ground by forsaking _______ style conventions of representation of a scene

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Realist

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Which of the following sentences best describes French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir's approach to painting? Renoir used soft brushstrokes
to depict sunlight and shadow
dancing across figures.

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Renoir used soft brushstrokes to depict sunlight and shadow dancing across figures.

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Vincent van Gogh relied on color and expressive brushstrokes to convey

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emotion

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Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne embraced a vibrant color palette, yet he sought to create paintings with defined _________

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composition

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Which is true? Gauguin used bold colors and harmonious shapes to convey emotion. Gauguin mixed muted colors on a palette, to create more subtle effects. Gauguin used photographs to help him plan strong compositions. Gauguin depicted scenes of profound violence and political unrest.

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Gauguin used bold colors and harmonious shapes to convey emotion.

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what did Georges Seurat invent?

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Pointilism

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What structural characteristic made Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace unconventional?

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The iron support structure was visible.

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Which of the following statements is typical of Realism?

• It places the real subject of the story concealed in the background.
• It is inspired by the realistic art of Classical painters and sculptors.
• It portrays a literary subject by using accurate, lifelike detail.
• It depicts an everyday, contemporary scene without idealization.

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It depicts an everyday, contemporary scene without idealization.

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Which statement describes The Gleaners by French Realist and Naturalist Jean-François Millet?

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The figures are painted as they really appeared, with the solid shapes and earthy colors.

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What characteristic of Impressionism did American artist Mary Cassatt use in Mother Combing Her Child's Hair?

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loose strokes of vibrant color