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Post-Impressionism, Symbolist, and Surrealism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.

a)

Abstract Expressionism

b)

Post-Impressionism

c)

Symbolist

d)

Surrealism

2.

Who created this work of art?

a)

Gustav Klimt

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

d)

Paul Cezanne

3.

Was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter best known for his painting of melting clocks.

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Edvard Munch

c)

Salvador Dali

d)

Man Ray

4.

Was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.

a)

Leonardo di Caprio

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

d)

Post Malone

5.

Which artist was given credit for the first commercial poster?

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Cezanne

c)

Gauguin

d)

Toulouse-Lautrec

6.

Which artist called himself a savage and his paintings had a savage, primitive quality?

a)

Cezanne

b)

Gauguin

c)

Van Gogh

d)

Toulouse-Lautrec

7.

Which artist painted this piece?

a)

Gauguin

b)

Cezanne

c)

Munch

d)

Toulouse-Lautrec

8.

Which artist was best known for swirls and/or short dashes of color, thickly applied paint; landscapes, sunflowers and self-portraits?

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Seurat

c)

Cezanne

d)

Gauguin

9.

Which artist was best known for pointillism; small dots of contrasting colors; simple contours; and social scenes?

a)

Seurat

b)

Van Gogh

c)

Cezanne

d)

Toulouse-Lautrec

10.

What do Post-Impressionism and Symbolism have in common as periods?

a)

Both are heavily symbolic

b)

The artists each created their own distinct painting style

c)

They painted primarily landscapes

d)

All of the artwork was supposed to represent a dreamlike quality

11.

Which artist was known for breaking up objects into geometric forms; expressive colors in still life and landscapes?

a)

Gauguin

b)

Cezanne

c)

Van Gogh

d)

Seurat

12.

Surrealism explores...

a)

the unknown

b)

the abstract

c)

the unconscious mind

d)

the rights and wrongs we do

13.

Which art period came first?

a)

Symbolist

b)

Post-Impressionist

c)

Surrealism

d)

They all happened simultaneously

14.

How does this artwork fit the surrealist genre?

a)

Tuba elephants are extinct

b)

It can't occur in reality

c)

It has big elephants

d)

Animals aren't huge music fans

15.

Which Artist created this artwork?

a)

Rene Magritte

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

d)

Gustav Klimt

16.

Which of the follwoing is considered "Surrealism"?

a)
b)
17.

What country were Frida and her husband from?

a)

America

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Mexico

18.

Frida Kahlo mainly painted __________as her subject matter.

a)

self portraits

b)

her husband

c)

flowers

d)

landscapes

19.

Identify the Artist

a)

Remedios Varo

b)

Joan Miro

c)

Rene Magritte

d)

Frida Kahlo

20.

Who painted this?

a)

Paul Klee

b)

Gustav Klimt

c)

Paul Gaugain

d)

Vincent Van Gogh

21.
Name this artwork
a)
The Scream
b)
Scream of Nature
c)
Insane in the Membrane
d)
Munch at Midnight
22.

Which of the following IS NOT a Post-Impressionist artist?

a)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

b)

Vincent Van Gogh

c)

Paul Cezanne

d)

Rene Magritte

23.

Which period was focused on inventing clever new imagery to portray a deep meaning with art?

a)

Post-Impressionism

b)

Symbolist

c)

Surrealism

d)

All of the Above

24.

This Post-Impressionist was all about painting the night life. His people have an eerie coldness to their skin tones.

a)

Cezanne

b)

Toulouse-Lautrec

c)

Gauguin

d)

Dali

25.

This chill Belgian guy is one of the best known Surrealist artists, depicting very normal subjects placed together in unusual ways.

a)

Dali

b)

Munch

c)

Magritte

d)

Klimt