20c. Fauvism to Cubism

Twentieth century art provided the sharpest break with the past in the whole evolution of Western art.

• True

• False

In the 1950’s artistic innovation shifted from Paris to what city?

(a)  

Public response to the Fauvist exhibition was positive.

• True

• False

Name two of the 3 artists mentioned in the book that deeply impressed the Fauves.

Fauves liberated color from its traditional role of describing an object to expressing (a)   instead.

Known as the quintessential Fauve. Reduced brushstrokes to dots and dashes of burning, primary colors. Later turned to the Old Masters for inspiration.

• Dufy

• Matisse

• Derain

• Vlaminck

• Rouault

This Fauve was passionate about music and visualized colors to saturate his paintings. His colors were so vivacious they never failed to animate a scene with charm. Cheerful canvases.

• Dufy

• Matisse

• Derain

• Vlaminck

• Rouault

Fauvist spokesman for the movement that never called itself a movement.

• Dufy

• Matisse

• Derain

• Vlaminck

• Rouault

Brancusi the sculptor saw reality in terms of a few basic universal shapes. Name one of the three that was mentioned in the book and video.

(a)  

Elongated forms and mask-like faces with almond-shaped eyes and elongated noses were the trademark style of this artist's paintings and sculpture.

(a)