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

Who painted these works? What do they have in common?

How did Rodin impact later generations of sculptors?

In Klimt's The Kiss, the patterning has clear ties to the ____ movement.

____ artists disdained Realism as trivial.

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

In what way do the ideals of Symbolism continue and amplify those of Romanticism? Use examples to support your essay.

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

What was the Arts and Crafts movement?

Briefly describe Post-Impressionism.

Compare the works of Berthe Morisot and Gertrude Käsebier. How does their work define the artists? What factors allowed these artists to create their thematic body of work? How does each represent her period, and what innovations did each artist create? Use examples to support your essay.

Which of the following artists explored the properties of light, plane, and color and their interrelationships?

Although Morisot's interest in leisure activities aligned with the Impressionists, her paintings are inhabited by ____.

Compare these two works, noting artist, country, and style for each. In what way is each typical of that style?

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

Impressionist artists, including Degas, greatly admired the spatial organization and flat, unmodeled color areas of ____.

The real subject of Monet's Rouen Cathedral is ____.

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

Who is the artist, and how does this work represent the late 19th century?

____ is sometimes described as the first modern architect.

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