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Matisse & the Cutouts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Henri Matisse grew up in...

a)

Germany

b)

Peru

c)

France

d)

Spain

2.

Matisse originally went to school to study...

a)

Architecture

b)

Medicine

c)

Education

d)

Law

3.

Matisses' father was excited that he wanted to be an artist.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

In 1891, Matisse went to ______ to study art full time.

a)

New York

b)

England

c)

Paris

d)

Chicago

5.

Matisse discovered the art of Paul Cezanne, Paul Gaughan, and Vincent VanGogh. He Found their bold and bright colors to be inspiring.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

This Matisse painting is called...

a)

Lady McBeth

b)

Emily in Paris

c)

Woman With A Hat

d)

Mona Lisa's Smile

7.

After Matisse's brightly colored paintings were displayed in an art gallery, a critic called him, "les fauves" (wild beasts). This nickname was meant to be a compliment.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Later on in Matisse's art career, he was confined to a wheelchair after battling cancer and painting became difficult so he started to create...

a)

paper cut-outs

b)

sculptures

c)

paper mache

d)

prints

9.

From his bed, Matisse would mix a paint color and direct his assistants to apply it to a large piece of...

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

paper

d)

concrete

10.

Matisse called his paper cut-out process...

a)

paper mache

b)

collage

c)

painting with scissors

d)

masterpiece

11.

Matisse worked on his cut-outs right up until his death. He inspired a generation of fashion designers and other artists to embrace his bold colors and simple shapes.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What country was Matisse from?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Spain

13.

Matisse was the founding father of _____art.

a)

Modern

b)

Renaissance

c)

Crazy

d)

comic book

14.

Matisse used ___________color with no shading and graceful _____________in his artworks.

a)

no , animals

b)

pure , lines

c)

mixed ,hands

15.
He was a ____________ before he was an artist. 
a)
teacher
b)
he was always an artist
c)
law clerk
d)
accountant
16.

What did Matisse call his art cut out the paper?

a)

painting with scissors’

b)

pop art

c)

Silhouette Art

17.

He invented____________

a)

buildings

b)

sculptures

c)

collages

18.

This painting is called 'Woman with a hat':

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What is the last name of the artist we are talking about? First name is Henri.

a)

Manet

b)

Matisse

c)

Picasso

d)

Degas

20.
Who was Henri Matisse
a)
American Artist
b)
Author
c)
French Modern Artist
d)
Illustrator