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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What year was Georges Seurat born?
1858
1859
1860
1861
Where was Georges Seurat born?
Italy
France
Germany
Spain
What style of painting is associated with Georges Seurat?
Cubism
Surrealism
Pointillism
Impressionism
What is the characteristic technique of Pointillism?
Using large brush strokes
Painting with little dots and dashes of colour
Blending colours smoothly on the canvas
Using only black and white shades
What happens when you look at a Pointillism painting from a distance?
The painting appears to be a solid colour
The dots and dashes become invisible
Your eyes form the dots into a picture
The painting looks the same as up close
Why did Seurat not like to mix colours?
He preferred using black and white only.
He thought it made the colours look muddy and dull.
He could not see the difference between mixed colours.
He believed that mixing colours was an outdated technique.
What technique did Seurat rely on to create the impression of mixed colours?
Blending colours on the palette.
Using tiny points of pure colour next to each other.
Painting with large strokes of mixed colours.
Applying a single layer of translucent colour.
What was the public reaction to Seurat's new work?
Everyone liked it
Many people did not like it, but many appreciated it
No one appreciated it
It was ignored by the public
How did Seurat apply colours and brush strokes in his paintings?
Randomly and without care
Carefully and thoughtfully
Only in large blocks of colour
Using a single colour
How long did it take the artist to complete the painting 'Sunday in the Park'?
Over forty years
Almost two months
Almost two years
Over four years
