Flashcards

Quiz: Piet Mondrian - art and life

Flashcards for quick repetition. Test your knowledge about Piet Mondrian! Did you know he really loved Disney's Snow White? Check it out!
Flashcards: 20 Played: 2131 times
When was Piet Mondrian born?
7th March, 1873
27th March, 1873
7th March, 1872
17th March, 1872
7th March, 1872
Mondrian painted in which styles?
Only Impressionism
Expressionism, Cubism, and Impressionism
Expressionism and Cubism
Only Expressionism
Expressionism, Cubism, and Impressionism
What's the title of the painting?
Composition No. 8
Composition No. 5
Composition No. 10
Composition No. 7
Composition No. 10
Abstract Expressionism was defined by this formal mode:
Neo-plasticism
Minimalism
Subjectivity
Non-representation
Non-representation
Mondrian was _________ painter.
a Dutch
a French
a Swedish
an English
a Dutch
What's the title of the painting painted in 1908?
Flowers Sun
Passionflower
Floral Melancholy
The Flowers and a Girl
Passionflower
The art movement of Cubism is characterized by:
Natural objects and landscapes
Geometric lines and asymmetry
Cubes and Spheres
War scenes and grotesque imagery
Geometric lines and asymmetry
Mondrian was an active member and participant in the Dutch art movement called __________.
De Stijl
Purism
Dada
Fiber Art
De Stijl
What painting style is the Lonely tree at the Gein?
Impressionism
De Stijl is also knows as neo-plasticism.
False
True
True
Mondrian had NOT a profound impact on Modern and Contemporary art.
True
False
False
What year did Mondrian move to Paris?
1911
1908
1910
1909
1911
Where can you see the View from the Dunes with Beach and Piers? Which museum?
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Tate Britain, London
MoMa, New York
Prado Museum, Madrid
MoMa, New York
While Mondrian was visiting the Netherlands in 1914, World War I began, forcing him to remain in there for the duration of the conflict. What year did he come back to Paris?
1919
1921
1920
1918
1918
Match the pairs.
Village Church
Post-Impressionism
Meandering Landscape with River
Impressionism
Tableau I
Neo-Plasticism
Amaryllis
Fauvism