Art History: Paul Cézanne

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What is the title of Dorothea Lange's famous photograph from 1936?

Migrant Mother

Which artist created the mural titled Guernica?

Pablo Picasso (correct)

Jackson Pollock

Salvador Dalí

Frida Kahlo

Picasso considered Guernica to be purely a political statement against fascism.

False

What artistic device did Picasso use in Guernica to convey a nightmarish scene?

Cubism and Surrealism Signup and view all the answers

What technique involves allowing the hand to move randomly across the paper?

Automatic drawing Signup and view all the answers

What is photomontage?

A photograph in which prints are combined to form a new image. Signup and view all the answers

What is a readymade in art?

An ordinary object transformed into art by an artist's context and title. Signup and view all the answers

A cantilevered construction is a projecting beam or member supported at only one ______.

end Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Oppenheim's work?

To trigger the unconscious and evoke associations related to eroticism, sensuality, desire, and anxiety. Signup and view all the answers

Who designed the Robie House?

Frank Lloyd Wright Signup and view all the answers

What year was the Robie House designed?

1908-1910 Signup and view all the answers

What is a notable feature of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture?

Integration with nature and organic growth. Signup and view all the answers

What architectural style is associated with Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House?

De Stijl Signup and view all the answers

What are the names of the three wings of the Bauhaus building designed by Walter Gropius?

Shop Block, classrooms, auditorium/theater. Signup and view all the answers

What is Villa Savoye known for?

Its embodiment of Le Corbusier's five points of architecture. Signup and view all the answers

What innovative photographic technique did Man Ray popularize?

Photogram. Signup and view all the answers

What artistic movement is Piet Mondrian associated with?

Geometric abstraction and De Stijl. Signup and view all the answers

What theme does Jacob Lawrence highlight in his Migration Series?

The reasons for black migration and their experiences. Signup and view all the answers

In Frida Kahlo's painting 'The Two Fridas', what does the European Frida represent?

Her father's Hungarian Jewish ancestry. Signup and view all the answers

What major style of art emerged in the new century under Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque?

Cubism Signup and view all the answers

Which work did Picasso unveil in 1907 that shocked his contemporaries?

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Signup and view all the answers

Matisse and Picasso maintained a friendly rivalry until Picasso's death in 1954.

False Signup and view all the answers

What medium did Picasso use for 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

Who was Pablo Picasso's intellectual partner that helped him develop Cubism?

Georges Braque Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of Braque's painting from 1911 that exemplifies Analytic Cubism?

The Portuguese Signup and view all the answers

What innovative technique did Picasso and Braque employ in their later works, particularly in collages?

Synthetic Cubism Signup and view all the answers

What was the main theme explored in Picasso's 'Guitar, Sheet Music, and Wine Glass'?

Music and abstraction Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Kandinsky begin his series of paintings called 'Compositions'?

1910 Signup and view all the answers

What significant motif appears frequently in Kandinsky's early works?

A rider on a horse Signup and view all the answers

What did Boccioni's 'States of Mind: The Farewells' capture in terms of art style?

Motion and dynamic energy Signup and view all the answers

Which artist is known for developing the abstract language that includes geometric shapes and colors, as seen in 'Airplane Flying'?

Kazimir Malevich Signup and view all the answers

What was Duchamp's notable technique in 'Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2'?

Sequential movement Signup and view all the answers

Duchamp believed that the title of a work is as important as the artwork itself.

True Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2' created?

1912 Signup and view all the answers

Who is the artist of 'Unique Forms of Continuity in Space'?

Boccioni Signup and view all the answers

What medium was used for 'The Traveler' by Lyubov Popova?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'Mystery and Melancholy of a Street' created?

1914 Signup and view all the answers

What is a collage?

A piece of art made by sticking various different materials onto a backing. Signup and view all the answers

What are nonobjective paintings?

Abstract art Signup and view all the answers

In what year was Duchamp's 'Fountain' created?

1917 Signup and view all the answers

Who created 'Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada Through the Last Weimar Beer Belly Cultural Epoch of Germany'?

Hannah Höch Signup and view all the answers

What is the medium of 'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dalí?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of Meret Oppenheim's Surrealist piece made with fur?

Object (Luncheon in Fur) Signup and view all the answers

The artist Boccioni is known for the piece Unique Forms of Continuity in ______.

Space Signup and view all the answers

Boccioni used ______ism in the application of his artwork in States of Mind I: Farewells.

Division Signup and view all the answers

Who is the artist of the piece 'Still Life with Apples in a Bowl'?

Paul Cézanne Signup and view all the answers

What medium was used for 'Still Life with Apples in a Bowl'?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'Still Life with Apples in a Bowl' created?

1879-1883 Signup and view all the answers

Who created 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?

Georges Seurat Signup and view all the answers

What medium was used for 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' created?

1884-1886 Signup and view all the answers

Which artist is known for the piece 'La Goulue'?

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'La Goulue' created?

1891 Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary medium used in 'La Goulue'?

Colored Lithographic Poster Signup and view all the answers

Who painted 'Starry Night'?

Vincent van Gogh Signup and view all the answers

What medium was used for 'Starry Night'?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'Starry Night' created?

1889 Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of Paul Gauguin's painting that features women after a sermon?

The Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) Signup and view all the answers

What medium was used for 'The Vision after the Sermon'?

Oil on Canvas Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'The Vision after the Sermon' created?

1897 Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the bronze sculpture created by Auguste Rodin?

The Thinker Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'The Thinker' created?

1879-1887 Signup and view all the answers

Who is the artist behind 'City of Ambition'?

Alfred Stieglitz Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'City of Ambition' created?

1910 Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Primitivism' in the context of art?

The appropriation of non-Western art styles by Modern era artists. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lithography' refer to?

The process of printing from a flat surface treated to repel ink. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Post-Impressionism?

Form, Symbolism, and Abstraction Signup and view all the answers

Who is the artist of 'Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)'?

Henri Matisse Signup and view all the answers

What year was 'Le Bonheur de Vivre' created?

1905-06 Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Robie House

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin and worked for architect Louis Sullivan.
Known for domestic architecture, Wright's Prairie Houses accentuate the relationship between nature and structure.
The Frederick C. Robie House, designed between 1908-1910 in Chicago, is considered a significant example of modern architecture.
Characterized by its horizontal lines and integration with the landscape, the house features an abstract play of space.
Dramatic cantilevered roofs and lack of traditional walls allow for fluid movement between interior and exterior spaces.
Wright’s design philosophy was inspired by organic growth, where architecture evolves like nature or a crystal.

Gerrit Rietveld and the Schröder House

Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964), a self-taught architect and furniture maker, contributed to the De Stijl movement.
The Schröder House, built in 1924 in Utrecht, exemplifies Neo-Plasticism through its floating rectangles and dynamic spaces.
Designed with sliding panels, the interior allows for adaptable spaces, embodying the principles of fluidity and harmony.
The house fuses elements of Mondrian's aesthetic and Wright's architectural fluidity, creating a three-dimensional interpretation of De Stijl.

Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus

Designed by Walter Gropius in 1925-26, the Bauhaus building in Dessau represents High Modernist architecture.
The complex consists of three wings, including the glass-walled Shop Block, symbolizing lightness and geometric precision.
The aesthetic emphasizes floating structures, encapsulated in thin membranes, challenging previous architectural norms.
Gropius’s work symbolizes a social movement aiming to enhance life through design, intertwining form with functional philosophy.

Le Corbusier and Villa Savoye

Villa Savoye (1928-1929) in Poissy-sur-Seine is a key example of Le Corbusier's "Five Points of a New Architecture."
Features include pilotis (columns), a flat roof with a terrace, and ribbon windows promoting openness and light.
The design merges classic geometry with modernist ideals, illustrating Le Corbusier's vision of architecture as a "machine for living."
Emphasizes the balance between technology and human-centered design, promoting an organic interaction with light and space.

Man Ray and Untitled from Champs délicieux

Man Ray (1890-1976) was an innovative American artist within the Dada movement, known for his photographic experimentation.
Popularized the photogram, producing unique cameraless images by placing objects on photographic paper.
His work challenged traditional photography, merging Dada's randomness with Surrealism's evocative qualities.
The "rayographs" demonstrate a dreamlike quality, where solid objects create ghostlike silhouettes in a poetic interplay of light and shadow.

Piet Mondrian and Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow

Mondrian (1872-1944) pursued geometric abstraction, achieving a signature style by 1919.
"Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow" (1930) exemplifies his asymmetrical balance, with equal weight given to lines and rectangles.
Each element exists independently, contributing to a sense of harmony and spiritual unity, a concept he termed "dynamic equilibrium."
The painting reflects the complexity of the universe while maintaining a visually balanced aesthetic.

Jacob Lawrence and In the North the Negro Had Better Educational Facilities

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) is renowned for his Migration Series, exploring the Black experience in America.
Piece number 58, depicting schoolgirls in bright dresses, emphasizes education's uplifting potential and collective spirit.
Lawrence's work utilizes abstraction to convey emotions, with a focus on the human experience rather than individual identity.
The geometry of the composition reinforces a disciplined approach to education and the hope for a better future.

Frida Kahlo and The Two Fridas

"The Two Fridas" (1939) reflects Frida Kahlo's dual heritage and personal struggles during her divorce from Diego Rivera.
The painting contrasts her two identities: the European Frida, adorned in Victorian dress, and the Mexican Frida, dressed as a peasant.
It symbolically depicts the emotional and cultural disconnect from her indigenous roots, with the bleeding connection to Rivera portraying personal loss.### Paul Cézanne: Still Life with Apples in a Bowl
Artist Paul Cézanne created "Still Life with Apples in a Bowl" between 1879 and 1883 using oil on canvas.
Cézanne's work features a balance of elements, such as apples in a compote and dish, and folds of cloth.
The piece exhibits a tension between physical presence and spatial disorientation; the tabletop tilts forward rather than receding.
Cézanne's approach combines abstraction with personal aesthetic order, emphasizing the medium of paint over realistic depiction.

Georges Seurat: Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" was painted from 1884 to 1886, using oil on canvas.
Seurat sought to elevate Impressionism, reflecting a monumental and historical artistic approach while echoing the styles of Manet and Monet.
The painting features recognizable middle-class figures engaging in leisure, rendered in a stylized, icon-like manner influenced by Vitruvius’ principles of form.
It marked the transition from the Impressionist era to Post-Impressionism, as Seurat meticulously planned and studied each element.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: La Goulue

"La Goulue," created in 1891, is a colored lithographic poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec depicting dancer Louise Weber, famed for her cancan performance.
Toulouse-Lautrec's work embodies caricature, showcasing the bohemian nightlife of Montmartre with a contrast between La Goulue’s energy and the eerie presence of other figures.
His style features flat silhouettes influenced by Japanese art and Edgar Degas but moves towards abstract minimalism.
The poster reflects the decadence of fin-de-siècle Paris and critiques the vacuity of modern life through visual rhythm.

Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night

Painted in 1889 while in a mental institution, "Starry Night" embodies Van Gogh's longing for harmony and connection to universal forces.
The painting juxtaposes serene rural homes with a vibrant, expressive night sky filled with swirling stars and a towering cypress tree.
Van Gogh's use of color and brushwork emphasizes emotion and personal symbolism, creating an otherworldly vision distinct from Realism and Impressionism.
Despite its beauty, the work emerges from Van Gogh's turbulent mental state and foreshadows his tragic end.

Paul Gauguin: The Vision after the Sermon

"The Vision after the Sermon," painted in 1897, showcases Gauguin's stylistic influences from medieval glass and Japanese prints.
The painting features Breton women engrossed in a spiritual vision of Jacob wrestling an angel, presented on a striking red background.
Gauguin captures an ethereal quality where elements appear to float, invoking a sense of mysticism and religious fervor.
The composition reflects Gauguin's exploration of spirituality in mundane scenarios, emphasizing flat planes of color and curvilinear forms.

Auguste Rodin: The Thinker

"The Thinker," created between 1879 and 1887 in bronze, originated from a sculpture detail of The Gates of Hell.
Rodin favored molding over carving, resulting in figures with organic quality and rough textures, emphasizing their emotional depth.
His works challenge Classical ideals by presenting distorted forms that convey primordial human experiences and inner turmoil.
The Thinker's heavy limbs and pose symbolize profound contemplation and struggle, exemplifying Rodin's expressive sculptural approach.

Alfred Stieglitz: City of Ambition

"City of Ambition," a 1910 photogravure by Alfred Stieglitz, depicts New York’s skyline with Romantic atmospheric qualities amidst modernity.
Stieglitz, a Pictorialist photographer, emphasized the city’s grandeur while capturing its essence through soft focus and meteorological effects.
He positioned New York as an emblem of American superiority through its towering skyscrapers amidst nature’s elements.
The composition integrates light and shadow to convey the city's monumental scale while suggesting a harmony with natural forces.

Eadweard Muybridge: Untitled (sequence of photographs of the trot and gallop)

In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge studied animal locomotion, producing sequential photographs that confirmed all four horse legs leave the ground.
His methods, facilitated by a setup of 12 cameras, captured motion, influencing artists like Degas in their depictions of movement.
Muybridge later produced extensive studies capturing dynamics, highlighting the evolving tempo of life in the industrial age.
His work laid the groundwork for future explorations in motion and modern photographic techniques.

Primitivism

Primitivism involves modern artists' adoption of non-Western art forms, such as African and tribal influences, to innovate within avant-garde movements.
This artistic appropriation extends to children’s art and expressions of the mentally ill, emphasizing raw, authentic forms.

Lithography

Lithography is a printing technique that utilizes a flat surface, treated to repel ink except where printing is desired, allowing for detailed image creation.

Post-Impressionism: Form, Symbolism, and Abstraction

Post-Impressionism aims to explore deeper emotional and symbolic meanings through form and color, diverging from the fleeting effects typical of Impressionism.

Henri Matisse: Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)

"Le Bonheur de Vivre," painted in 1905-06, reflects Matisse’s intention to use color abstractly to evoke beauty, peace, and sensuality, marking a step away from Fauvism.### Influence of Derain and Gauguin on Matisse
Matisse's work shows influence from Derain's curvilinear patterns and a firsthand experience with Gauguin's paintings.
Gauguin's estate was stored in Collioure, where Matisse visited the collection twice.
In "Le Bonheur," color is intense and graceful, contained within arabesques.
Matisse rejected logical space and scale, opting for increased abstraction.
Figures overlap, blurring boundaries between elements, leading to an abstract orchestration of color influenced by Classical themes.

Emergence of Cubism

Cubism, led by Picasso and Braque, redefined the purpose of art beyond depiction.
The movement focused on analyzing the language of painting rather than typical still lifes or portraits.
Picasso synthesized elements from Cézanne's abstract treatment of volume and space, pushing abstraction's limits.

Pablo Picasso's Background and "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"

Born in Malaga, Spain, Picasso trained under his father and moved to Paris at age 15.
"Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907) shocked audiences with its radical departure from traditional styles.
The painting was influenced by French history art and Matisse's avant-garde works.
It references male desire and fears, with a confrontational depiction of nudes resembling a brothel scene.

Georges Braque and Analytic Cubism

Braque and Picasso collaborated, their styles merging, leading to Analytic Cubism.
"The Portuguese" (1911) exemplified structured geometric patterns with a focus on abstraction.
Braque's work reflected a grid system and visual punning characteristic of Cubism.

Synthetic Cubism and Collage

Synthetic Cubism, pioneered by Picasso and Braque, involved constructing images from cut paper pieces.
"Guitar, Sheet Music, and Wine Glass" (1912) utilized wallpaper to blur lines between illusion and reality.
The use of visual puns highlighted the contrast between solid and negative space.

Kandinsky's Abstract Art Evolution

Kandinsky moved toward complete nonobjective art by 1911, initiating a series of "Compositions."
Early works featured recognizable shapes; later pieces, like "Sketch I for 'Composition VII'," embraced total abstraction.
His art aimed to convey universal spiritual forces, embodying both chaos and cosmic landscapes.

Umberto Boccioni and Futurism

Initially an activist Futurist, Boccioni shifted focus to art by 1911, influenced by Cubism.
"States of Mind: The Farewells" depicted motion and energy, reflecting the dynamism of modern life.
The notion of "plastic dynamism" emphasized the fusion of object with surrounding energy in a fractured world.

Kazimir Malevich and Suprematism

Malevich used geometric shapes and colors in "Suprematist Painting: Airplane Flying" (1915) to express movement.
The work explored a new relationship with the universe through air travel, maintaining a human touch despite geometric forms.

Marcel Duchamp's Iconoclastic Approach

Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" (1912) combined Impressionism, Cubism, and sequential movement inspired by chronophotographs.
He challenged conventional art meanings by emphasizing the title's role in defining and contextualizing the artwork.
Duchamp's exploration highlighted the interplay between titles and artworks, questioning art's essence and meaning.

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Explore the works of Paul Cézanne, focusing on his still life piece 'Still Life with Apples in a Bowl' created between 1879-1883. Learn about the techniques and themes present in his art, which navigate the conflicts and suppression of tension in various genres. This quiz is perfect for art history enthusiasts.