Gateway Assessment 2 of 3 (Expressionism)

When did the Expressionism art movement take place?

• 1200s

• Late 1400s to early 1500s

• Mid 1600s

• Early 1900s

What famous painting did Edvard Munch paint four versions of?

• Red Horses

• The Scream

• Lady in a Green Jacket

• The Blue Rider

What characteristic was typical of Expressionist art?

• Art that conveyed emotion rather than reality

• Distorted and exaggerated subjects

• Vivid and shocking colors

• All of the above

In what country did the Expressionist art movement begin?

• Germany

• France

• Russia

• America

^{(a)   was an art style that incorporated elements from the native arts of}

^{the South Sea Islanders and the wood carvings of African tribes}

^{(a)   was a style that used bold, vibrant colors and visual distortions. Its name was derived from}

^{les fauves (“wild beasts”)}

(a)   was a style characterized by dream fantasies, memory images, and visual

tricks and surprises—as in the paintings of Marc Chagall and Giorgio de Chirico.

^{(a)   was a style that depicted an illogical, subconscious dream world beyond}

^{the logical, conscious, physical one. Its name came from the term “super realism,”}

(a)   expressed the artist’s role in social reform.

The ________ painting was made by the artist Expressinist Artist Edvard Munch

• Starry Night

• The Scream

• Mona Lisa

• Wheat of Stacks