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WorksheetsPost-Impressionism, Symbolist, and Surrealism
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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.
Abstract Expressionism
Post-Impressionism
Symbolist
Surrealism
Who created this work of art?
Gustav Klimt
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter best known for his painting of melting clocks.
Frida Kahlo
Edvard Munch
Salvador Dali
Man Ray
Was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
Leonardo di Caprio
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Post Malone
Which artist was given credit for the first commercial poster?
Van Gogh
Cezanne
Gauguin
Toulouse-Lautrec
Which artist called himself a savage and his paintings had a savage, primitive quality?
Cezanne
Gauguin
Van Gogh
Toulouse-Lautrec
Which artist painted this piece?
Gauguin
Cezanne
Munch
Toulouse-Lautrec
Which artist was best known for swirls and/or short dashes of color, thickly applied paint; landscapes, sunflowers and self-portraits?
Van Gogh
Seurat
Cezanne
Gauguin
Which artist was best known for pointillism; small dots of contrasting colors; simple contours; and social scenes?
Seurat
Van Gogh
Cezanne
Toulouse-Lautrec
What do Post-Impressionism and Symbolism have in common as periods?
Both are heavily symbolic
The artists each created their own distinct painting style
They painted primarily landscapes
All of the artwork was supposed to represent a dreamlike quality
Which artist was known for breaking up objects into geometric forms; expressive colors in still life and landscapes?
Gauguin
Cezanne
Van Gogh
Seurat
Surrealism explores...
the unknown
the abstract
the unconscious mind
the rights and wrongs we do
Which art period came first?
Symbolist
Post-Impressionist
Surrealism
They all happened simultaneously
How does this artwork fit the surrealist genre?
Tuba elephants are extinct
It can't occur in reality
It has big elephants
Animals aren't huge music fans
Which Artist created this artwork?
Rene Magritte
Salvador Dali
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Gustav Klimt
Which of the follwoing is considered "Surrealism"?
What country were Frida and her husband from?
America
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
Frida Kahlo mainly painted __________as her subject matter.
self portraits
her husband
flowers
landscapes
Identify the Artist
Remedios Varo
Joan Miro
Rene Magritte
Frida Kahlo
Who painted this?
Paul Klee
Gustav Klimt
Paul Gaugain
Vincent Van Gogh
Which of the following IS NOT a Post-Impressionist artist?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Vincent Van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Rene Magritte
Which period was focused on inventing clever new imagery to portray a deep meaning with art?
Post-Impressionism
Symbolist
Surrealism
All of the Above
This Post-Impressionist was all about painting the night life. His people have an eerie coldness to their skin tones.
Cezanne
Toulouse-Lautrec
Gauguin
Dali
This chill Belgian guy is one of the best known Surrealist artists, depicting very normal subjects placed together in unusual ways.
Dali
Munch
Magritte
Klimt
