Deck 21: Early Twentieth Century

Question 1

Define Fauvism and identify one artist associated with the movement.

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

Because of the 20^th century's rapid changes and discoveries, artists searching for new ways to express new realities felt they had to put aside dependence on:

A) the Classical period
B) the Age of Enlightenment
C) the Renaissance
D) the Baroque

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The artist that painted Composition IV, Wassily Kandinsky, felt that art led to a new:

A) politics
B) socialism
C) spirituality
D) monarchy

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In the Futurist sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space by Umberto Boccioni, the artist attempts to fuse the sculptural form with:

A) space
B) texture
C) shape
D) line

Question 5

The Futurists were inspired by Cubism and glorified:

A) Picasso
B) birds
C) speed
D) people

Question 6

Define "collage" and provide an example that best exemplifies this type of art.

Question 7

What were the driving forces of the German Expressionists? What influenced them?

Question 8

What was the style that exemplified Frank Lloyd Wright's conception of houses featuring open living spaces rather than separate rooms with doors?
Essay Questions

Question 9

Picasso combined lessons from Cézanne with _______ sculpture to produce Les Demoiselles d' Avignon.

A) African
B) Roman
C) Greek
D) Medieval

Question 10

Henri Matisse was the leader of which artistic movement?

A) Cubism
B) Fauvism
C) Expressionism
D) Futurism

Question 11

Identify the two groups associated with German Expressionism.

Question 12

Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2 by Marcel Duchamp was based in part on an):

A) Futurist manifesto
B) idea about motion
C) discussion with Picasso
D) chronophotograph

Question 13

Events that shook up the world at the beginning of the 20^th century included Sigmund Freud's work on the subconscious mind and the invention of:

A) the washing machine
B) the camera
C) the telegraph
D) the airplane

Question 14

This artist, creator of Sleeping Muse I, believed that his sculptures revealed the essence of his forms.

A) Wassily Kandinsky
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Marcel Duchamp
D) Constantine Brancusi

Question 15

Which country did Futurism originate?

Question 16

Explain the revolutionary contributions to sculpture made by Constantine Brancusi, mentioning his Bird in Space as an example.

Question 17

A good example of Synthetic Cubism, Violin and Fruit by Picasso utilized papier colle, which became known as:

A) papier mache
B) collage
C) photo montage
D) mixed media

Question 18

Who was the first photographer to show modern European paintings in America?

Question 19

What were Georgia O'Keeffe's abstract works based on?

Question 20

It was Marcel Duchamp who was responsible for bringing motion to:

A) Cubism
B) Futurism
C) Fauvism
D) Expressionism

Question 21

Discuss the ideals of the Futurists. What innovations did they bring to art?

Question 22

What was unique about Picasso's Guitar? Explain.

Question 23

How did Americans become familiar with the new European styles in the early part of this century? Was this a good thing for American art?

Question 24

Discuss the evolution of Cubism using examples from the chapter.

Question 25

Discuss how Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz typify the modern spirit in early 20^th century America.