Art Quiz: 20 Multiple Choice Trivia Questions about Impressionist Painters and Their Paintings
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Impressionism is one of the most striking art movements of the 19th century. It originated among the Parisian artists, who rose to prominence in the 1870s and 1880s. It is characterized by relatively fine, thin but noticeable brush strokes, open composition, the emphasis on the accurate portrayal of light in its changing qualities.
The Art Quiz "AImpressionist Painters and Their Great Paintings" which we bring to your attention today, consists of 20 questions. Test your knowledge!
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1. During what period of his life did Vincent van Gogh paint his most famous painting "Starry Night"?
He painted it while he was in a mental asylum.
2. Edouard Manet, who is considered one of the founders of Impressionism, if he had listened to his father, would never have become an artist. What did his father see the future painter as?
A lawyer.
3. What did Claude Monet depict in his paintings, calling them reflective landscapes?
Water lilies
4. In which genre did Pierre Auguste Renoir, one of the brightest representatives of Impressionism, paint most of his works?
Portrait
5. In which museum is the painting Flooding at Port-Marly by Alfred Sisley on display?
Musée d'Orsay in Paris
6. Which impressionist painter is the author of the famous painting with the ballerinas, Blue Dancers?
Edgar Degas
7. What colors dominate Paul Cézanne's painting The Bathers (French: Les Grandes Baigneuses)?
Blue and yellow
8. What title did Edouard Manet originally give to his painting The Luncheon on the Grass (French: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe)?
The Bath (bathing)
9. This artist painted cabaret posters, his models were often Moulin Rouge dancers, clowns, singers, and poets. Which artist are we talking about?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
10. What is depicted in Henri Matisse's painting The Joy of Life (French: Le bonheur de vivre)?
Naked people in the background of nature
11. Which of these paintings by Camille Pissarro is on display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris?
Entrance to village of Voisins
12. Which artist painted his famous self-portrait with a bandaged ear?
Vincent van Gogh
13. How did Pierre Auguste Renoir begin his artistic career?
Painted porcelain plates
14. French painter who was part of the Paris Impressionist circle, most often depicted women and children in her paintings.
Berthe Morisot
15. What is depicted in Russian impressionist Alexander Gerasimov's painting After the Rain?
Wet terrace.
16. This painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir was the subject of Alain Gaubert's film Beautiful Sundays (French: Les Beaux Dimanches d'été) from the documentary series Palettes.
Dance at Le moulin de la Galette
17. Igor Grabar's painting March Snow, which characters are depicted in the background of a snowy landscape?
Girl with a reel
18. Claude Monet often experimented and depicted the same landscape dozens of times at different times of day and seasons to show all the changes. What is depicted in his series of identical paintings?
A haystack
19. What did Camille Pissarro do for a living at a time when his work was not yet recognized?
He painted fans.
20. Impressionist painter who proposed a new artistic method of transmitting shades, called pointillism.
Georges-Pierre Seurat
