Modern Art

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Modern Art

Question 71 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's painting Street, Berlin (1913) depicts an urban scene in which two prostitutes approach the viewer along a narrow street. Which of the following best describes how the artist painted these subjects?
A
Evidently with great sorrow, as suggested by Kirchner's somber and muted color palette
B
Rendered with sharp angles and mask-like faces, and structured to resemble an architectural composition
C
As abstract forms, nearly unrecognizable as being anything representing the human figure
D
As objects of lust and desire, as evidenced by Kirchner's depiction of their nude forms
Question 72 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Edouard Manet's painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergere (1881-82) is considered a masterpiece because:
A
Its unique combination of still-life, artifice and skewed perspective
B
It helped incite moral and political unrest in his native France
C
Its lewd depiction of the female form
D
Its use of broad brushstrokes, rendering the work nearly abstract in appearance
Question 73 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Paul Gauguin's painting The Yellow Christ (1889) is a strong example of Symbolism because:
A
It was created after Gauguin had a vision of being visited by Christ
B
Gauguin's depiction of Christ is idealized in terms of color and form, and situated within a contemporary landscape during fall foliage
C
It is a harsh commentary on organized religion, symptomatic of the artist's contempt for Christianity
D
None of the above
Question 74 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Ukrainian artist Kazimir Malevich was the founder of which modern movement?
A
Dada
B
De Stijl
C
Suprematism
D
Surrealism
Question 75 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements best describes Georges Braque's approach to Cubist painting?
A
As an Analytical Cubist, he was interested in showing how objects look over time and in different spaces
B
As a Synthetic Cubist, he focused mostly on abstract imagery and foreign objects
C
As a Fauvist first and foremost, Braque was largely unconcerned with Cubism but only experimented with it because his friend Picasso insisted
D
He was only concerned with applying paint that expressed his emotional state
There are 75 questions to complete.