Unit 4 Exam Notes - Chapters 19, 20 & 21

Unit 4 Exam Overview

  • The exam covers chapters 19, 20, and 21.
  • Question types include:
    • Matching.
    • True/False.
    • Multiple Choice.
    • Image Identification.
    • Short Answer.
  • You won't be tested on specific dates, but a strong understanding of each style and period is crucial.
  • Focus on recognizing visual characteristics unique to each style and the context that influenced artistic approaches.

Key Terms, Concepts, and Artworks

The following are key terms, concepts, and artworks from Chapters 19, 20, & 21 that you may encounter on your test.

Neoclassicism

  • Key Artist: David
  • Key Work: The Oath of Horatii

Realism

  • Key Artists: Courbet, Manet, Bonheur, Eakins
  • Key Works:
    • Courbet, The Stonebreakers
    • Manet, Olympia
    • Salon de Refuses: Important venue for rejected artworks that challenged the established Academic Art.
    • Bonheur, The Horse Fair
    • Eakins, The Gross Clinic
  • Academic Art: Represented by the art exhibited in the Salons, often characterized by traditional techniques, historical or mythological subjects, and a high degree of finish.

Impressionism

  • Key Artist: Monet
  • Key Works:
    • Monet, Impression: Sunrise
    • Monet, Rouen Cathedral (series)

Post-Impressionism

  • Key Artists: Seurat, Cezanne, Van Gogh
  • Key Works & Concepts:
    • Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
    • Pointillism: A technique using small, distinct dots of color to create an image.
    • Cezanne, Still Life with Basket of Apples
    • Van Gogh, Starry Night

Expressionism

  • Key Artist: Munch
  • Key Work: The Scream

Analytic Cubism

  • Key Artists: Picasso, Braque
  • Key Works:
    • Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
    • Picasso, Guernica
    • Braque, The Portuguese

Synthetic Cubism

  • Key Artist: Picasso
  • Key Work:
    • Picasso, La Bouteille de Suze (Bottle of Suze)

Futurism

  • Key Artist: Boccioni
  • Key Work:
    • Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

Abstraction

  • Key Artist: O’Keefe
  • Key Work: O’Keefe, White Iris

Dada

  • Key Artist: Duchamp
    • Key Work: Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase

Surrealism

  • Key Artist: Dali
  • Key Work: Dali, The Persistence of Memory

Abstract Expressionism

  • Key Artists: Pollock, Rothko
  • Key Concepts & Works:
    • Pollock, One (Number 31, 1950)
    • Action Painting: Style emphasizing the physical act of painting.
    • Rothko, Magenta, Black, Green on Orange
    • Color Field Painting: Style characterized by large areas of flat color.

Pop Art

  • Key Artists: Rauschenberg, Hamilton, Warhol
  • Key Concepts & Works:
    • Rauschenberg, The Bed
    • Combines: Rauschenberg's technique of attaching objects to a painted surface.
    • Hamilton, Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?
    • Warhol, Green Coca-Cola Bottles

Photorealism

  • Key Artist: Flack
  • Key Work: Flack, World War II (Vanitas)