Question 1

Which of the following artists is categorized as a Symbolist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Redon 
B)  Cassatt 
C)  Morisot 
D)  Whistler 
A)  Redon 
B)  Cassatt 
C)  Morisot 
D)  Whistler

Question 2

In Klimt's The Kiss, the artist has captured the flamboyance and decadence of the period. How was this painting a visual manifestation of the fin de siècle?

Accepted Answer

A)  It captured a decadence conveyed by he formalism of the subject matter. 
B)  It captured a decadence conveyed by the linearity of the form. 
C)  It captured a decadence conveyed by opulent and sensuous image. 
D)  It captured a decadence conveyed by soft tonalities of the image. 
A)  It captured a decadence conveyed by he formalism of the subject matter. 
B)  It captured a decadence conveyed by the linearity of the form. 
C)  It captured a decadence conveyed by opulent and sensuous image. 
D)  It captured a decadence conveyed by soft tonalities of the image.

Question 3

What did Whistler mean when he used the term "arrangement" or "nocturne" in reference to his art?

Accepted Answer

He was an expatriate American who was fa

Question 4

How does the Marshall Field Store respond to its environment?

Accepted Answer

Richard Morris Hunt used a combination o

Question 5

What was the Arts and Crafts Movement?

Accepted Answer

A reaction against industriali

Question 6

What were Rodin's thoughts on the surface of his sculptures?

Accepted Answer

Rodin combined his interest in anatomy a

Question 7

What aims did the architect synthesize in this building and what role did ornament play?

Accepted Answer

Sullivan, Guaranty (Prudential Building)

Question 8

Who said: "Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more arbitrarily so as to express myself forcibly . . . I have tried to express the terrible passions of humanity by means of red and green . . ."?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monet 
B)  Cézanne 
C)  Seurat 
D)  van Gogh 
A)  Monet 
B)  Cézanne 
C)  Seurat 
D)  van Gogh

Question 9

Which of the following artists was most concerned with painting realistic scenes of poor and oppressed peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Courbet 
B)  Eakins 
C)  Bouguereau 
D)  Bonheur 
A)  Courbet 
B)  Eakins 
C)  Bouguereau 
D)  Bonheur

Question 10

Antonio Gaudi longed to create an architectural style that was both modern and appropriate for his native country of Spain. How does Casa Milá represent his ability to conceive a building as a whole and mold it almost as a sculptor would create a figure from clay?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a squared structure sheathed in concrete. 
B)  It is a free-form mass wrapped around a street corner. 
C)  It is a vertical mass soaring above the landscape. 
D)  It is a horizontal mass tied to the earth. 
A)  It is a squared structure sheathed in concrete. 
B)  It is a free-form mass wrapped around a street corner. 
C)  It is a vertical mass soaring above the landscape. 
D)  It is a horizontal mass tied to the earth.

Question 11

In The Night Café, the artist has shown us a benign scene yet the scene has a sense of charged energy and oppressive atmosphere. How did the artist communicate this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through use of a bar always a bad place 
B)  Through us of vivid hues whose juxtaposition augmented their intensity 
C)  Through use of soft color and tilted perspective 
D)  Through use of the crowds create the tension 
A)  Through use of a bar always a bad place 
B)  Through us of vivid hues whose juxtaposition augmented their intensity 
C)  Through use of soft color and tilted perspective 
D)  Through use of the crowds create the tension

Question 12

Which of the following architects conceived the building as a whole and molded it almost as a clay sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Sullivan 
B)  Henry Richardson 
C)  Antonio Gaudi 
D)  Alexandre Gustave Eiffel 
A)  Louis Sullivan 
B)  Henry Richardson 
C)  Antonio Gaudi 
D)  Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

Question 13

What is the subject of this work and what were the artist's aims in representing it?

Accepted Answer

Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold (Th

Question 14

How did cast iron and steel affect architecture in the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

Cast iron and steel allowed engineers an

Question 15

Contrast the work of Moreau and Cézanne. How does each artist respond to the innovations and evolutions of nineteenth century visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The work of Gustave Moreau and Paul Céza

Question 16

One aspect of Rodin's work that ties him to Impressionism is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  His concern for light on sculpted surfaces 
B)  the pastel coloring of his sculptures 
C)  his focus on exotic and imaginative themes 
D)  breaking up the surface into intersecting planes 
A)  His concern for light on sculpted surfaces 
B)  the pastel coloring of his sculptures 
C)  his focus on exotic and imaginative themes 
D)  breaking up the surface into intersecting planes

Question 17

Briefly describe Post-Impressionism.

Accepted Answer

Some artists (Cézanne, Seurat, van Gogh,

Question 18

What is the most important feature of Sullivan's Prudential Building that distinguishes it from earlier structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  its use of cast iron structural supports. 
B)  his use of modular construction. 
C)  the reflection of the subdivision of the interior spaces in the outer structure. 
D)  the elimination of revival decorative elements. 
A)  its use of cast iron structural supports. 
B)  his use of modular construction. 
C)  the reflection of the subdivision of the interior spaces in the outer structure. 
D)  the elimination of revival decorative elements.

Question 19

Briefly describe the avant-garde and its impact on the art of the late 19ᵗʰ century.

Accepted Answer

The avant-garde challenged the more cons

Question 20

Which of the following ideas did Vincent van Gogh attempt to communicate in his Starry Night?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stygian darkness of night 
B)  birth of a galaxy 
C)  vastness of the universe 
D)  myopia of humanity 
A)  Stygian darkness of night 
B)  birth of a galaxy 
C)  vastness of the universe 
D)  myopia of humanity

Exam 28: Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Which of the following artists is categorized as a Symbolist?

In Klimt's The Kiss, the artist has captured the flamboyance and decadence of the period. How was this painting a visual manifestation of the fin de siècle?

What did Whistler mean when he used the term "arrangement" or "nocturne" in reference to his art?

How does the Marshall Field Store respond to its environment?

What was the Arts and Crafts Movement?

What were Rodin's thoughts on the surface of his sculptures?

What aims did the architect synthesize in this building and what role did ornament play?

Who said: "Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more arbitrarily so as to express myself forcibly . . . I have tried to express the terrible passions of humanity by means of red and green . . ."?

Which of the following artists was most concerned with painting realistic scenes of poor and oppressed peoples?

Antonio Gaudi longed to create an architectural style that was both modern and appropriate for his native country of Spain. How does Casa Milá represent his ability to conceive a building as a whole and mold it almost as a sculptor would create a figure from clay?

In The Night Café, the artist has shown us a benign scene yet the scene has a sense of charged energy and oppressive atmosphere. How did the artist communicate this?

Which of the following architects conceived the building as a whole and molded it almost as a clay sculpture?

What is the subject of this work and what were the artist's aims in representing it?

How did cast iron and steel affect architecture in the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Contrast the work of Moreau and Cézanne. How does each artist respond to the innovations and evolutions of nineteenth century visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

One aspect of Rodin's work that ties him to Impressionism is ____.

Briefly describe Post-Impressionism.

What is the most important feature of Sullivan's Prudential Building that distinguishes it from earlier structures?

Briefly describe the avant-garde and its impact on the art of the late 19ᵗʰ century.

Which of the following ideas did Vincent van Gogh attempt to communicate in his Starry Night?

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