Late19th-20th



Late19th-20th Centuries

1. What French city’s Gothic cathedral was the

subject of a series of paintings by Monet?

a.Versailles

b. Paris

c. Rouen

d. Giverney

2. Gauguin’s style was inspired by such

nonacademic sources as

a. art nouveau

b. medieval stained glass

c. Japanese prints

d. Roman mosaics

3. The last major painting of Manet’s career,

Bar at the Folies Bergere reflects the artist’s:

a. optimism

b. pessimism

c. intense emotion

d. genius

4. Monet was interested in landscape because of the

a. ability to study nature for scientific

reasons

b. understanding of natural elements

especially animal life

c. pleasure it could provide for the modern

city dweller

d. lucrative nature of landscape painting

5. A group of late 19th century artists whose work

emphasized inner vision over reality were the

a. Impressionists

b. Symbolists

c. Concepualists

d. Post Impressionists

6. Impressionists attempted to

a. depict the inner world of fantasy

b. convey a sense of speed and industry

c. capture the fleeting qualities of light and

atmosphere

d. analyze the form of objects by shattering

them into fragments

7. Which artist attempted to “reproduce nature in

terms of the cylinder, the sphere and the cone”?

a. Gustave Courbet

b. Edouard Manet

c. Mary Cassatt

d. Paul Cezanne

8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of

Japanese prints?

a. flat planes of solid color

b. cropped edges

c. intimate moments of everyday life

d. one point perspective

9. Japanese wood block prints influenced all of the

following EXCEPT

a. Goya

b. Cassatt

c. Monet

d. Whistler

10. The capital of Western art in the 19th century was

a. Rome

b. Paris

c. New York

d. Florence

11. What was the first artistic revolution since the

Renaissance?

A. Impressionism

B. The Baroque

C. Symbolism

D. Cubism

12. Imp. were interested in all of the following EXCEPT

A. genre scenes

B. color and light

C. classical ideas

D. weather and atmosphere

13. The Post Imp can be split into two distinct groups the

A. Neoclassicists and Romantics

B. Abstract and Realistic

C. Scientific and Emotional

D. Rich and Poor

14. Symbolist painters explored all of the following in

their art EXCEPT

A. Fantasy

B. Dreams

C. Imagination

D. War

15. Which artist incorporated gold leaf into his

paintings?

A. Henri Rousseau

B. Gustav Klimt

C. Frank Lloyd Wright

D. August Renoi

16. The Surrealists’ fascination with the unconscious and

dreams had precedents in the works of

A. William Hogarth

B. Francisco Goya

C. Antoine Watteau

D. Jean Baptiste-Simeon Chardin

17. Two European movements that resisted the

rationalist tide of postwar art were

A. Cubism and deStijl

B.Dada and Surrealism

C. Constructivism and Cubism

D. Futurism and Regionalism

18. Which of the falling pieces of architecture integrates

nature into its design?

A. La Casa Grande

B. Villa Savoye

C. Falling Water

D. None of the above

19. Persistence of Memory is a representation of

A. Dada

B. Constructivism

C. Surrealism

D. Expressionism

20. Picasso painted Guernica in response to

A. Roosevelt

B. Franco

C. Mussolini

D. Matisse

21. Georgia O”Keefe did not want her work to be

connected to the fact that she was also

A.Wealthy

B. Irish

C. Female

D. Deaf

22. Which artist combined avant garde sculpture with

architecture in the Monument to the Third

International?

A. Boccioni

B. Tatlin

C. Oppenheim

D. Brancusi

24. Edward Hopper is an American artist who was a

member of the

A. Regionalists

B. Impressionists

C. Communists

D. Symbolist

25. What was the name of the1937 modernist show

organized by the Nazis?

A. The Amory Show

B. Degenerate Art

C. Modernists I

D. Avant Garde Show

26. The Harlem Renaissance refers to a period that

A. scorned African art and promoted the African

experience

B. aggressively rejected Modernism

C. promoted African American aesthetics in all

the arts

D. encouraged African Americans to conform to

white standards of art

27. Jacob Lawrence is best known for his series of

paintings depicting

A. the rise if an African American middle class

B. the return of African Americans to Africa

C. the contributions of famous African

Americans

D. the migration of African Americans from the

South to the North

28. Which of the following modern photographers

promoted photography as an art form equal to

painting showing photographs in a modern gallery?

A. Daguerre

B. Lange

C. Stieglitz

D. Riis

29. Which modern art movement is marked by a

dramatic contrast of high-keyed colors?

A. Organic

B. Fauvism

C. Dada

D. Art Deco

23. Which of the following ia an artist whose paintings

and writings reflect his early advocacy of non

representational art?

A. Kandinsky

B. Van Gogh

C. De Chirico

D. Pollock

30. “Genre painting” as the term is used in art history

and criticism, refers to

A. scenes of aristocratic life

B. Old Testament subjects

C. figures composed in a landscape

D. scenes of everyday life

31. Which art movements received sponsorship by the

United States government in the 1930’s.

A. Surrealism

B. Social Realism

C. Photorealism

D. Postmodernism

32. Students in 19th century art academies were

encouraged to do all of the following EXCEPT

A. paint spontaneously and freely

B. Draw from plaster casts

C. draw from nude models

D. visit museums

33. The French artist Henri Matisse is associated with

the style of painting called

A. Futurism

B. Fauvism

C. Symbolism

D. Impressionism

34. The forerunner of Conceptual art was

A. Marc Chagall

B. Thomas Colle

C. Umberto Boccioni

D, Marcel Duchamp

35. The artist who collaborated closely with Picasso in exploring the Cubist style?

A. Rouault

B. Matisse

C. Kandinsky

D. Baraque

Questions 36-38 refer to figure 1

Figure 1 [pic]

36. This painting is by

A. Georgia O’Keefe

B. Barnett Newman

C. Frida Kahlo

D. Joan Miro

37. The artist stressed

A. Simplified organic forms

B. intricate botanical details

C. big things made small

D. ecology and meteorology

38. In addition to being a flower, it also has

overtones of being

A. Mechanical

B. Scientific

C. Erotic

D. Whimsical

39. The Bauhaus was

A. a school for artists and craftspeople

B. an important railway station in Berlin

C. a German Romanesque church

D. a style of a 20th century painting

40. Which of the following artists is most closely

associated with the term Ready-mades?

A. Dali

B. Degas

C. Duchamp

D. Derain

41. Two hallmarks of futurism are

A. red and black

B. speed and motion

C. color and light

D. emotion and drama

Question 42 and 43 refers to figure 2

[pic]Figure 2

42. This work is

A. an optical instrument

B. a model for a monument

C. a model for a military engine

D. a theater set

43. This work is an example of constructivism, which originated in

A. the United States

B. France

C. the Netherlands

D. Russia

44. The Portrait of Sacco and Vanzetti is an example of

A. Surrealism

B. Social Realism

C. Fauvism

D. Precisionism

45. The work of which 20th American artist examines the loneliness and isolation of American cities?

A. O’Keefe

B. Lawrence

C. Hopper

D. Wood

46. Which of the following artists created a style called

de Stijl

A. Brancusi

B. Shahn

C.Mondrian

D. Beckman

47. De Stijl was a reaction to which of the following events

A. the Russian revolution

B. World War I

C. the Armory Show

D. the Bauhaus movement

48. Peasant life and dreams inspired which of the following Russian artists.

A. Tatlin

B. Malevich

C. Chagall

D. Marx

Question 49 refers to figure 3

Fig. 3 [pic]

49. This painting is an example of

A. Der Blaue Reiter

B. Fauvism

C. De Stijl

D. Cubism

50. Which of the following homes reflect FLW’s belief

that a house should reflect its natural surroundings?

A. La Casa Grande

B. Villa Savoye

C. Falling Water

D. none of the above

51. Which of the following homes reflect FLW’s belief

that a house should reflect its natural surroundings?

A. La Casa Grande

B. Villa Savoye

C. Falling Water

D. none of the above

52. In her installation, The Dinner Party, Judy Chicago

uses the triangle shape because she believed it

represented

A. power

B. equality

C. women

D. peace

53. Joseph Kosuth’s, One and Three Chairs, used all of

the following EXCEPT

A. a photo

B. a dictionary definition

C. a video camera

D. a chair

54.Which of the following feminist artist created B&W

photos that simulate stills from movies of the 40’s and

50’s?

A. Cindy Sherman

B. Alice Neel

C. Audrey Flack

D. Janet Fish

55. Claes Oldenberg’s art focuses on

A. landscape

B. the human figure

C. abstract forms

D ordinary objects

56. Before he started his career as a Pop artist, Andy

Warhol was a successful

A. action painter

B. commercial artist

C. AP art history teacher

D. sculptor

57. Jackson Pollock is best known for his

A. Fiber glass sculptures

B. Action paintings

C. Installation art

D. Lithographs

58. George Segal used plaster and chicken wire to create

sculptures of human forms, which

A. were drained of color and emotion

B. conveyed a rough exterior but a warm heart

C. were autobiographical

D. were vandalized by graffiti artists

59. Willem de Kooning’s Woman I portrays a renewed

interest in

A. abstraction

B. The human figure

C. linear perspective

D. women’s rights

60. This artist often used targets and flags in his imagery

A. Warhol

B. Lichtenstein

C. Johns

D. Hanson

61. Helen Frankenthaler is best known for her

A. stain paintings

B. assemblages

C. mobiles

D. hard edge paintings

62. Which city and artistic style are NOT correctly

paired

A. New York City and Abstract Expressionism

B. Paris and Impressionism

C. Moscow and Constructivism

D. London and de Stijl

63. Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty is an example of

A. Earth Art

B. Pop Art

C. Minimalism

D. Superealism

Questions 14-16 refer to figure 4.

[pic]

Figure 4

64. This work is an early example of

A. Pop Art

B. Abstract Expressionism

C. Superrealism

D. Post Modernism

65. The work is a

A. fresco

B. mosaic

C. collage

D. limestone relief

66. The work includes references to all of the

following EXCEPT

A. religious symbols

B. popular culture

C. advertising

D. mass media

67. The term encaustic refers to a technique in which

A. pigment is mixed with hot wax and applied

hot to the painting surface

B. an engraving is created by cutting into a

tablet of hot wax

C. pigment is mixed with water and applied with

wax to a primed surface

D. thin lines are drawn close together to create

space

68. All of the following artists created collages EXCEPT

A. Romare Bearden

B. Henri Matisse

C. Pablo Picasso

D. Mark Rothko

Questions 19-21 refer to figure 5.

[pic]

Figure 5

69. The building in the foreground was designed by

A. Victor Horta and Antonio Gaudi

B. Louis Sullivan and FLW

C. Gerrit Rietvald and Piet Mondrian

D. Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson

70. The sleek rectilinear form of the building

embodies the

A. Baroque style

B. Neo-Gothic style

C. International Style

D. Post Modern Style

71. The building is notable for

A. its use of cantilevers

B. eclectic combination of styles

C. lack of architectural ornamentation

D. use of organic forms

72. The style of Cubism, which combines various elements is

A. synthetic

B. abstract

C. organic

D. analytical

73. All of the following are artists associated with Abstract Expressionism EXCEPT:

A. Willem de Coning

B. Barnett Newman

C. Jackson Pollock

D. Claus Odenburg

74. Which of the following was a prominent patron of avant-garde artists during the early twentieth century?

A. Gertrude Stein

B. Charles Baudelaire

C. Michel-Eugene Chevreul

D. Madame de Pompadour

Questions 75-78 refer to figure 6

[pic]

Figure 6

75. Spiral Jetty is best described as an example of

A. Pop Art

B. Earth Art

C. Op Art

D. Performance Art

76. Spiral Jetty was influenced by all the following

EXCEPT

A. Neolithic stone structures in Great Britain

B. prehistoric earth mounds in the United States

C. Analytic Cubism

D. Minimalist sculptures

77. Spiral Jetty was created by

A. Robert Smithson

B. Nancy Holt

C. Christo

D. Andy Goldsworthy

78. The artistic movement represented by Spiral Jetty became prominent during the

A. 1940s and 1950s

B. 1960s and 1970s

C. 1980s and 1990s

D. first decade of the twenty-first century

79. An artist known for his whimsical hanging

sculptures is

A. Donald Judd

B. Duane Hanson

C. Alexander Calder

D. Henry Moore

80. Which of the following is NOT true of the

Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao?

A. It was designed by Frank Gehry.

B. It has a titanium-clad exterior.

C. It is asymmetrical.

D. It uses pendentives to support a postmodern

dome.

81. Picasso and Georges Braque collaborated

A. to organize the Armory Show

B. to create the Cubist style

C. to form the Blue Riders

D. to write “The Foundation and Manifesto of

Futurism”

82. Which of the following is NOT a feature of

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright?

A. The hearth is the core room of the house

B. The design incorporates concrete cantilevers.

C. The home is an “organic” part of the natural setting.

D. The home is designed to be a “machine for living.”

83.The Bauhaus was a school of design and architecture

that helped create the

A. International Style

B. Postmodern Style

C. Photorealist Style

D. Futurist Style

Question 84 refers to figure 7.

[pic]

Figure 7

84. The work shown here is often described as an example

A. Action painting

B. Pop Art

C. Futurism

D. Dada

85. The 20th century art movement that incorporated

imagery from comic books, advertising, movies and

television was

A. Pop Art

B. Photorealism

C. Neo-Conceptualism

D. Minimalism

86. Frank Lloyd Wright’s early buildings, such as Robie

House are known as

A. townhouses

B. prairie houses

C. art deco houses

D. machinist houses

87. The New York School is a term that

A. includes Abstract Expressionists who lived in

NY in the 1940’s

B. refers to a school of painting founded on

Broadway

C. symbolizes a group of artists who were

supported by Wall Street bankers

D. refers to the Hudson River school of painters

88. Vanitas paintings are usually

A. religious paintings

B. landscapes

C. portraits

D. still lives

Questions 89-91 are based on figure 8

[pic]

Figure 8

89. This building is called

A. Monticello

B. Schroder House

C. Villa Savoye

D. Robie House

90. This building was built in the

A. 1920’s

B. 1940’s

C. 1960’s

D. 1980’s

91. This building makes a direct reference to which modernist movement in painting?

A. DeStijl

B. Regionalism

C. Cubism

D. Metaphysical painting

Questions 92- 95 refer to figure 9.

[pic]

Figure 9

92. The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington,

DC, was designed by

A. Donald Judd

B. Maya Lin

C. Barbara Kruger

D. Frida Kahlo

93. The work is often described as an example of

A. Futurist Art

B. Dadaist Art

C. Earth Art

D. Minimalist Art

94. The walls of the Memorial

A. symbolically point toward the Washington

Monument

B. contain printed messages of hope from

survivors

C. have illustrations, which describe the horrors

of war

D. are made of metal to reflect the sky

95. The monument is cut into the ground to symbolize

A. man’s denuding the environment

B. the destruction of agent orange and napalm

C. how under funded the Vietnam War was

D. how a scar could be cut into a surface that

would eventually heal

Questions 96-99 are based on figure 10

[pic]

Figure 10

96. The architect of the house shown above was

A. Gerit Rievald

B. Walter Gropius

C. Le Corbusier

D. Frank Lloyd Wright

97. One notable aspect of the building is

A. the organic relationship between the structure

and the site

B. its urban location

C. its reliance on a tradition of domestic

architecture

D. its use of imported luxury materials

98. The structure of the house is revolutionary because it

A. is built of brick

B. incorporates concrete cantilevers

C. uses a cast iron frame

D. is based on a Renaissance villa

99. In accordance with the architect’s philosophy, the core of the house is the

A. hearth

B. kitchen

C. porch

D. waterfall

100. Which of the following artists is best known for

work with abstract organic forms in sculpture?

A. Cindy Sherman

B. Audrey Flack

C. Barbara Hepworth

D. Georgia O’Keefe

Questions 101-102 are based on figure 11

[pic]

Figure 11

101. The artist of the work in figure 8 is

A. Rauschenberg

B. deKooning

C. Frankenthaler

D. Nevelson

102. Which of the following formats best describes the

work in figure 8

A. assemblage

B. photomontage

C. combine painting

D. silk screen

103. Post Modernist architectures differs from Modernist

architecture in its use of

A. Greenhouses

B. Functional design

C. Historical elements

D. Solar panels

104. Francis Bacon’s Head Surrounded by Sides of Beef

was influenced by a painting by

A. Raphael

B. Velasquez

C. Titian

D. Rubens

105. Which of the following artists said, “I’m painting

this way because I want to be a machine.”

A. Lichtenstein

B. Warhol

C. Johns

D. Matisse

Questions 106-109 are based on figure 12

Figure 12 [pic]

106. The artist of this work is

A. Max Beckman

B. Max Ernst

C. Emile Nolde

D. Salvadoe Dali

107. The work was painted in the

A. 1890’s

B. 1930’s

C. 1960’s

D. 1990’s

108. The artist was associated with which movement?

A. Expressionism

B. Fauvism

C. Futurism

D. Surrealism

109. The primary motivation for the work was

A. rise of Nazism in Germany

B. devastation of European forests

C. destruction of classicism

D. banality of modern life

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