Questions and Answers
Quiz: Henri Matisse - art and life
1.
When was Henri Matisse born?
1869
2.
What's the title of the presented painting?
Blue Nude II
3.
At the age of 18, he moved to Paris. Why?
To study law
4.
He worked under Adolphe William Bouguereau at the Académie Julian in Paris.
True
5.
In Henri Matisse's Femme au Chappeau, what new style did he employ to cause an emotional reaction from the viewer?
intense, unrealistic color
6.
What's the title of the presented painting?
Icarus
7.
As an artist, what was Henri Matisse's ultimate intent?
Expression
8.
The term Fauvism originated with a comment by an art critic for Matisse and his artist friends. What does the term mean?
Wild Beasts
9.
What's the name of the sculpture presented in the picture?
Man Removing a Thorn
10.
What year did he receive the first prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition in Pittsburgh?
1927
11.
He arrived to Tahiti in September 1895 and was to spend the next six years living on in Papeete.
False
12.
What serious illness did Henri Matisse suffer from?
Appendicitis
13.
What's the title of the painting?
The Snail
14.
Henri Matisse was inspired by Paul Gauguin's use of wild color.
True
15.
In 1941 Henri Matisse was diagnosed with ________ cancer.
Abdominal
16.
Henri and his wife, Amélie, had two sons. What were their names?
Jean and Pierre
17.
In 1935 he received a commission to illustrate an exclusive edition of the novel by James Joyce. What's the title of the novel?
Ulysess
18.
Answer the following questions.
19.
What year did Henri Matisse pass away?
1954
20.
She was born in 1910 in Russia. A Russian refugee and model best known for her collaboration with Henri Matisse from 1932. Who is it?
Lydia Delectorskaya