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Impressionism

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these was not a contributing factor to Impressionism?
a)

The camera became more widely available to the public

b)

The Académie was overly strict on what was considered art and allowed in the Salon de Paris

c)
Japanese art influenced the Western world in what became known as Japonisme
d)

The French suffered a famine and ran low on beef, affecting the amount of time artists could spend indoors

2.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY What are characteristics of Impressionist art?
a)
Capturing the play of natural light
b)
Using lots of black to make bold outlines
c)
Highly defined forms
d)
Short, thick strokes of paint
e)
Perfectly blended smooth color
3.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY What is ukiyo-e?
a)
Pictures of the floating world
b)
Japanese paintings and woodblock prints
c)
Images depicting narrative
d)
Colorless line drawings
e)
Images that capture the play of natural light with shadow
4.
SELECT THE BEST OPTION Which of these is needed to create a dynamic landscape?
a)
Foreground
b)
Middleground
c)
Background
d)
All of these
e)
None of these
5.
Who came up with the term Impressionism?
a)
Claude Monet
b)
Louis Leroy
c)
Vincent Van Gogh
d)
The Académie in Paris
e)
No one knows
6.

SELECT TWO ANSWERS

Who painted A Bar at the Folies-Bergère?

Where is the emphasis?

a)

Manet

b)

Monet

c)

The hanging shoes

d)

The bowl of oranges

7.

Who did Cézanne inspire with his paintings, such as The Basket of Apples?

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Monet

c)

Manet

d)

Renoir

8.

Who did Renoir paint in Luncheon of the Boating Party?

a)

Strangers at the Maison Fournaise

b)

His friends

c)

The other Impressionist painters

d)

People he made up

9.

What media did Degas use to complete The Green Dancer?

a)

oil paints

b)

acrylic paints

c)

pastels and gouache

d)

pastels and watercolor

10.

Where was Monet's Le Grande Canal painted?

a)

London

b)

India

c)

Paris

d)

Venice

11.

What is the color scheme for Monet's Woman with a Parasol?

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Complementary

c)

Anaolgous

d)

Primary

12.

Which of the following is TRUE about Renoir's Two Sisters (On the Terrace)?

a)

The sisters aren't related

b)

It was painted in Italy

c)

The painting is very small

d)

It was painted in a studio from a photograph

13.

Which of these facts about Cassatt is FALSE?

a)

They were the only female Impressionist

b)

They were the only American Impressionist

c)

They were known for painting mothers and children

d)

They weren't allowed to study at the Académie in Paris

14.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

What inspired much of Monet's work, including Bridge Over a Pond of Lilies?

a)

How landscape looked at different times of day

b)

Nothing, he just painted randomly

c)

Japanese art and aesthetics

d)

How landscape looked in different seasons