The Art of French Impressionism
- 1. Who is considered the founding father of French Impressionism?
A) Claude Monet
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Edouard Manet
D) Paul Cezanne
- 2. Which art movement directly preceded Impressionism?
A) Cubism
B) Baroque
C) Abstract Expressionism
D) Realism
- 3. Who is known for painting dancers and theatrical scenes in the Impressionist style?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Camille Pissarro
C) Paul Gauguin
D) Henri Matisse
- 4. In which city did the first Impressionist exhibition take place in 1874?
A) London
B) Berlin
C) New York
D) Paris
- 5. Which artist is associated with the technique of 'Impasto' where paint is applied in thick layers?
A) Wassily Kandinsky
B) Kazimir Malevich
C) Georges Braque
D) Vincent van Gogh
- 6. Who painted the famous 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' depicting a group of friends sharing a meal by the river?
A) Edouard Manet
B) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
C) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
D) Mary Cassatt
- 7. Impressionists aimed to capture the ________ of a scene rather than its exact details.
A) Static nature
B) Essence
C) Linearity
D) Abstraction
- 8. Which museum holds the largest collection of French Impressionist paintings?
A) National Gallery, London
B) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) Louvre Museum
D) Musée d'Orsay
- 9. What was a significant technology that influenced Impressionist artists in capturing fleeting moments?
A) Internet
B) Video recording
C) Photography
D) Television
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