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Fauvism in review

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word fauve translates to _____ in English.

a)

art

b)

ridiculous

c)

outrageous

d)

wild beast

2.

The title of this painting is_______ and it was painted by ________.

a)

The Green Nose by Henri Matisse

b)

The Green Stripe by Henri Rousseau

c)

The Green Stripe by Henri Matisse

d)

Madame Henri by Henri Matisse

3.

The intention of the Fauves was to....

a)

free perspective from having to describe reality.

b)

use naturalistic colours in a precise manner.

c)

liberate colour from having to describe reality

d)

distort the subject in a deliberate manner.

4.

We can see in Fauve paintings that the...

a)

Subject was less important than the style.

b)

The style was less important than the subject.

c)

Neither the style nor the subject were important.

5.

Fauve artists used_________, ________ in their paintings.

a)

naturalistic colour

b)

emotive colour

c)

pastel colours

d)

vibrant colours

6.

The best example of emotive colour is evident in the _________.

a)

purple in the background.

b)

green on her face.

c)

green on her clothing.

7.

There is ________ texture in the Fauve artworks.

a)

actual

b)

simulated

c)

both actual and simulated texture

d)

impasto

8.

Fauve artists work

a)

in an abstract way.

b)

with an expressive approach.

c)

with precision and detail.