Post-Impressionism and other 19th c developments NATZ VER!!!

Who was the most influential post-impressionist?

Paul Cezanne

Cezanne set about redefining art in terms of…

Form

How did Cezanne structure paintings?

As a series of planes with objects reduced to a cube, sphere, or cone

Whose work placed an emphasis on the scientific rules of color, blending small dots of complementary color to make optical mixing?

Georges Seurat

What was van Gogh’s nationality?

Dutch

What theories did Van Gogh follow?

Contrasting color and direct application of paint

Most of van Gogh’s paintings are of….

The bright light of Southern France

Who developed the idea that color should be used to portray human emotions?

Van Gogh

What colors are used in van Gogh’s Night Cafe?

Red, yellow, and green

Why did Van Gogh use the color palette he did for Night Cafe (1888)?

To portray it as a place of vice

What marks the work of Paul Gauguin?

The search for intense light and clear color

Who did Gauguin work with for a short time in France?

van Gogh

What movement did Degas belong to?

Impressionism

Describe Degas’s style

Photographic snapshot style with Japanese perspective

Where were the Pre-Raphealites founded?

England

Why did the Pre-Raphaelites form?

They were dissatisfied with the Industrial Revolution

What art movement created quasi-religious works?

Pre-Raphaelites

What elements did Pre-Raphaelites blend?

Romantic, archaic, and moralistic

What aspects of Pre-Raphaelite art paved the way for Art Nouveau?

Nature and sweeping curve

When was Art Nouveau popular?

Late 19th and early 20th centuries

What was Art Nouveau often applied to?

Decoration, architecture, and design

What is Art Nouveau characterized by?

Depictions of leaves and flowers in flowing, sinuous lines

How did many artists come into contact with Japanese art?

They found Japanese prints used as packing paper