Modernism

french portrait - title, date, artist and movement

woman in a hat - 1905, Matisse, Fauvsism

What nationality is Matisse

French

What did Matisse lead (with Picasso) in Paris

avant-garde

where did Matisse grow up

bohain

what was bohain

a small weaving town

as a result of growing up where he did, what was Matisse influenced by

Patterns and colour

how did matisse discover painting

got given watercolours by mother when he was ill

when did Matisse go to paris and why

1892 to learn to paint

where did Matisse want to learn art but failed exam

ecole de bozart

who invited matisse to join his studio

gustav moreau

who was gustav moreau

symbolist

what did moreau use bravely

colour

what three things did moreau tell Matisse to do + quote

copy the work of the old masters at the louvre, be individual, use colour '“colour ought to be thought, dreamed and imagined”

Where did Matisse go in 1895

Belle-ile in Britanny

who did matisse meet in britanny

John Peter Russell

what did matisse start doing as a result of russell’s influence

used brighter colours and looser brush strokes

what is matisse often dubbed

‘master of colour’

what work of cezanne’s did matisse buy and when

three bathers 1899

when did matisse begin exhibiting work

1900

where did matisse begin exhibiting work

salon des independants and salon de temps

other than salons where did matisse start showing work

private galleries like vollard’s

what does vollards gallery show about art market

emerging market for art dealers

when was matisse first solo exhibition

1904

what did the solo exhibition give matisse

attention and contact with paul signac

what was signacs book called

from delacroix to neo-impressionism

what was signac trying to get people to do

join pointalism

which pointalist painting did matisse do as a result of signac

luxe, calme et volupte 1904/5

when did matisse see a van gogh exhibition and what did he realise

late 1904, colour is a form of expression

when did Matisse go to Colioure

1905

what characterised fauvism

messy, rejected imitative colour

what does fauvsim translate to

wild beasts

matisse quote about fauvsim

‘one can’t live in a house too well kept […] one has to go off to the jungle and find simpler ways which won’t stifle the spirit”

dates of fauvism

1904-1907

what was woman in a hat exhibited alongside

open window at collioure

when was woman in a hat exhibited

salon d’automne 1905

what did vauxcelle say at the salon d’automne 1905

a donatello among wild beats

who is the subject of woman in a hat

amelie matisse

when exhibited woman in a hat was very _____ therefore ___ (matisse is the new britney spears)

controversial, therefore the tabloids wrote about it a lot

stylistic characteristics of woman in a hat (6 - no saucy pasta cos im fat)

non-representational colour conveying emotion, simplified form/lack of detail (value colour over form + painting not pic), flattened space and depth, impasto, no chiaroscuro, no perspective

tell me about the eyes in woman in a hat

styalised, influenced by african masks of japonese prints

what can be seen on her chin in woman in a hat

use of tone as shadow

where can the lack of foreshortening be seen in woman in a hat

her arm

where can the lack of detail be seen in woman in a hat

the fan

what do we learn from woman in a hat

there seems to be passion and love behind the painting even though we don’t learn anything directly about amelie matisse

what is notabke about the background in woman in a hat

of equal importance than the subject

what seems to be the focal point in woman in a hat

the eyes

what was the conventions of portraiture

achieve mimetic likeness

which of van gogh’s works may have influenced woman in a hat

self portrait with bandaged ear

where could african masks be seen in the late 1800s and early 1900s

curiosity shops

what did african masks use that fascinated matisse and picasso

signifiers

non french portrait - title, date, artist and movement

self-portrait as wounded soldier, 1915, Kirchner, german expressionism

what german expressionist group did kirchner help found

die brucke

what was die brucke about

art influenced by the past moving into the future - why they called themselves the bridge

what were the characteristics of german expressionsim (5 - paint palette for dirk cresswell)

bright, expressive, non-representational colour; violent paint application; crude, primitive drawing; pessimistic; distorted form

which philosopher was die brucke influenced by

nietszche

when did die brucke publish their manifesto

1906

which art critic helped die brucke create a name for themselves

dr rosa schapire

what is dresends ethnographic museum inspired kirchner

carved wooden beams from micronesian island of palau

which other wood cuts inspired die brucke

15th century german woodcuts

when did die brucke disband

1913

self portrait as wounded soldier was a reaction to what

war

what mental state was kirchner in when he painted self portrait as wounded soldier

one of his lowest points in life

tell me about kirchners experience in ww1

1915 became artillery driver as he was reluctant to fight. had a nervous breakdown and was exempt from army duties. got perscribed morphine and sleeping pills but got addicted

what other painting likely influenced self portrait as wounded soldier

self portrait with bandaged ear

parallels between self portrait with bandaged ear and self portrait as wounded soldier (painting in corner)

over shoulder is a painting (symbol of creativity) turned away from it. kirchner without a hand can’t hold a palette - shows failing artistic career, labelled as degenerate.

parallels between self portrait with bandaged ear and self portrait as wounded soldier (technique)

painterly, visibe brushtrokes, heightened colour, simplified/flattened form, no perspective, no chiaroscuro

which colours are dominant in self portrait as wounded solider

yello, vermillion and blue - primary colours: not harmonious, overwhelming, claustrophobic, uncomfortable

tell me about the eyes in self portrait as wounded soldier

hollow, african mask - creates sense of him feeling empty

what do the shoulders create in self portrait as wounded solider

downwards pull

what does the composition of self portrait as wounded soldier paralell

medieval images of martyrdom

which painting is a start contrast to self portrait as wounded soldier and why

self portrait with model, 1907/8. sensual, post-coital atmosphere; warmer, happier colours; looks rounder and healthier; robust pipe vs slender cigarette

landscape french title, date, artist, movement

open window at collioure, 1905, matisse, fauvsim

main characteristics open window at collioure

simplified form, non-representational/hreightened colour

tell me about the colours in open window at collioure

influenced by van gogh, chevreuls colour wheel, telling us he’s happy

what creates perseption of depth in open window at collioure

tone - darker walls in foreground + orthogonal lines on windows

marks creating the boats in open window at collioure are

staccato

tell me about scale in open window at collioure

not accurate

other than calling him a wild beast what did vauxcelles say about matisse’s work

‘the concern for form suffers’

NEW TERM: in open window at collioure there is no….

verisimilatude

how is the fauve brushstroke different to neo-impressionist brushstrokes

more fluid

modern/urban life nonfrench - painting title, date, artist, movment

potsdamer platz, 1914, Kirchner, german expressionism

characteristics of postdamer platz

abstract form, removed from reality, distorted perspective, non-representational colour, sickly palette, angular

subjects of postdamer platz

erna and gerda schilling

what happened to erna and gerda schilling

erna became lifelong companion of kirchner, gerda dissapeared

postdamer platz is part of what series by kirchner

streetwalker paintings about prostitutes and a city on the verge of collapse (angular, balancing awkwardly)

characteristics of streetwalker paintings

jarring colours and perspective

what did kirchner say about origins of streetwalker paintings

originated in one of the lonliest times of my life