Question 1

Henri Matisse was told by Gustave Moreau, his teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, "You were born to ________."

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A)   be a lawyer
B)   simplify painting
C)   outdo me
D)   sell art, not make it
E)   bring joy with your paintingsF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Pointillism is a technique developed by

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A)   Vincent van Gogh.
B)   Claude Monet.
C)   Georges Seurat.
D)   Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
E)   Pablo Picasso.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

A good example of a Surrealist poetic object is

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A)   L'Enfant Carburateur by Francis Picabia.
B)   Bottle Dryer by Marcel Duchamp.
C)   The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali.
D)   the Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer.
E)   Object (Luncheon in Fur)  by Meret Oppenheim.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Romantic art stresses

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A)   themes of flirtation, courtship, and marriage.
B)   ancient Roman ideals of proportion and harmony.
C)   drama, unbridled emotions, and complex compositions.
D)   clarity, stability, and precision.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

In their paintings, the Impressionists often focused on

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A)   scenes of leisure involving the middle class.
B)   aristocratic pomp and splendor.
C)   religious subject matter depicted in everyday settings.
D)   symbolism and esoteric content.
E)   historical narratives.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 6

After the Russian Revolution of 1917 many artists believed that only the most revolutionary art could bring about a new movement, which was called

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A)   Dadaism.
B)   Bauhaus.
C)   De Stijl.
D)   Constructivism.
E)   CubismF) B) and E)
G) B) and D) D

Question 7

Discuss the trend of 18th-century Romanticism, and give examples of the stylistic characteristics, selecting an artist and his or her artwork as an example.

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Question 8

A major influence upon European culture of the 19th century, one that gave rise to an expanding middle class, was

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A)   the abolition of slavery.
B)   the Industrial Revolution.
C)   the crusades.
D)   the sexual revolution.
E)   the Second Iconoclastic War.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Consider De Chirico's The Disquieting Muses, Dali's Persistence of Memory, and Oppenheim's Object (Luncheon in Fur). For each artist, identify the movement with which he or she is associated. Then discuss the differing approaches each artist took in these works to achieve the goals of that movement.

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De Chirico was an innovative artist who believed for art to become truly immortal it must break the barriers of common sense and logic and enter the regions of childhood vision and dream. His fantasy painting, The Disquieting Muses, presents dream-like imagery of objects composed of fragments of Italy's past and presence--ancient, the Renaissance, and the Industrial Revolution. Surrealism appreciated the logic of dreams, the mystery of the unconscious and the lure of the bizarre and irrational. Merit Oppenheim's Object (Luncheon in Fur) illustrates the concept of the poetic object, and the juxtaposition of incongruous elements with objects to provoke strangeness or disorientation. The fur-lined tea cup and saucer creates an uneasy image of using these as functional items. Possibly one of the most famous of Dali's Surrealist works is Persistence of Memory. Dali's art offers a fascinating paradox: a precise and meticulous rendering of limp watch forms, yet the forms could not possibly be real. He creates a fantasy landscape perhaps suggesting his triumph once and for all over time.

Question 10

Discuss De Stijl and the Bauhaus, and their influence on early 20th century modernism, citing examples and artists/architects of each style.

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De Stijl, "the style," refers to a movement founded in the Netherlands that was influenced by Russian Constructivism. The most famous painter associated with it was Piet Mondrian, who distilled his art to what he considered the most universal signs of human order: horizontal and vertical lines, and primary colors. To Mondrian, these formal elements radiated a kind of intellectual beauty that was humanity's greatest achievement. People surrounded by rational beauty would create a balance. Architecture reflected the De Stijl concept, as in the Schroeder house. Looking very much like a Mondrian painting, the house is like an inhabitable sculpture, with intersecting horizontal and vertical planes, primary colors, and symmetrical elements. Constructing with intersecting planes is also the principal behind Marcel Breuer's armchair. Breuer attended the Bauhaus, a school of design founded in Germany by the architect Walter Gropius. The Bauhaus was an ideal of collective artistic endeavor, and the student's education was designed to eliminate traditional divisions between painters, sculptors, architects, graphic and industrial designers. Literally "building house" the Bauhaus sought to "build" new guiding principles of design compatible with 20th-century technology.

Question 11

_____________, who designed a famous armchair, was a student of the Bauhaus school of design in Germany.

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A)   Kandinsy
B)   Tatlin
C)   Breuer
D)   De Chirico
E)   MondrianF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Paul Cézanne's emphasis on structure in painting was a direct influence in the development of

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A)   Expressionism.
B)   Dada.
C)   Cubism.
D)   American Romanticism.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which art movement was directly influenced by Sigmund Freud's theories of the unconscious?

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A)   Fauvism
B)   Cubism
C)   Dada
D)   Surrealism
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Consider Kandinsky's Black Lines and Miró's Carnival of the Harlequin. Identify the movements with which each artist is associated. Discuss each artist's interest in abstraction and/or non-representation within the movement with which each is identified.

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Question 15

If Fauvism's mission was to liberate color from its descriptive role, Cubism's initial aim was

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A)   to reduce the role of color to a minimum.
B)   to invent a new system for depicting form and space on a flat surface.
C)   to find a way of representing the fact that human perception involves multiple viewpoints.
D)   all of these: to reduce the role of color to a minimum; to invent a new system for depicting form and space on a flat surface; and to find a way of representing the fact that human perception involves multiple viewpoints.
E)   None of these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Discuss the technological improvements, cultural developments, and aesthetic innovations that led to Impressionism and explain how the movement got its name, mentioning specific artists and/or works to support your statements.

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Question 17

The manufacture of oil paint in tubes made it possible for 19th-century European artists to make painting a portable activity. The spontaneity and directness of painting outdoors is evident in works by ________ artists.

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A)   Neoclassical
B)   Romantic
C)   Bauhaus
D)   Impressionist
E)   both Neoclassical and RomanticF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Consider Duchamp's Fountain and Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. Identify the movement(s) with which these artists are associated. How does each artist differ in his relationship to issues of technology and to the traditions of art?

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The Dadaist with the most lasting impact...

Question 19

Vasili Kandinsky became convinced that art should be free of representational subject matter when he

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A)   mistook an upside-down painting of his for an unfamiliar work of spectacular beauty.
B)   was no longer able to sell any of his traditional landscape paintings.
C)   had a near-death experience in which he "saw" music and "heard" color.
D)   was fasting and meditating in a monastery and had a vision of the future of painting.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Consider Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe and Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Describe the critical and public reception each of the works received upon first exhibit. Discuss the movements associated with each artist and indicate how earlier works of art influenced these works.

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