Exam 13: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism,1870 to 1900

Explain the significance of Japanese prints to nineteenth-century European and American art.

Extreme subjectivity and the need to see through appearances to a deeper reality were most typical of the ____.

In what way is this work typical of Impressionism?

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date.Give the reasons for your attributions,using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.

Cassatt's style of work owes much to which of the following?

How is this work "modern"?

The painter ____ explored the properties of light,plane,and color and their interrelationships?

How does this work reflect the influence of Japanese prints?

Compare and contrast the work of Monet and Cézanne.How does each artist respond to the innovations of the nineteenth century? Use examples to support your essay.

Cassatt's paintings of ____ reflected the limits French upper-class society placed on women.

Which American artist went to Paris and joined the Impressionists?

Why did Gauguin travel to Tahiti?

What did Cézanne seek in his paintings?

Explain Fin de Siècle culture.

Who was the artist who associated with the night world of Paris,consorting with the tawdry population of entertainers,prostitutes,and other social outcasts?

Explain the principles of Post-Impressionist painting as seen in works by van Gogh,Gauguin,Seurat,and Cézanne.Use examples to support your essay.

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

How did the artist communicate charged energy and oppressive atmosphere in Night Cafe?

Cézanne's Basket of Apples departs from traditional painting techniques by exploring the still-life arrangement ____.

Explain the principles of modernity seen in the art of the late nineteenth century.Use examples to support your essay.