Flashcards
Claude Monet - art and life
When was Claude Monet born?
14th November 1841
14th November 1838
14th November 1839
14th November 1840
Monet and the Impressionist movement are associated with which city?
London
Florence
New York
Paris
What's the title of the painting?
Houses of Parliament
Monet's mother died when he was 15.
False
True
Monet's early artistic influences included realism and en plein air painting. Which painting reflects these techniques?
Woman in a Green Dress
Women in the Garden
Water Lilies
Impression, Sunrise
What's the title of the painting?
Poplars at Giverny
Garden in Bloom at Sainte-Addresse
Fontainebleau Forest
Road to the Saint-Simeon Farm
What school did Claude Monet attend?
Académie Suisse, Paris
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Academy of Art, Florence
Royal Academy of Art, London
Obliged to serve in the military, in 1861 Monet was sent to _________.
Morocco
Niger
Algieria
Libya
What's the title of the painting?
Bathers at La Grenouillere
Afternoon at La Grenouillere
Boats at La Grenouillere
The Grenouillere
Bathers at La Grenouillere
Camille Doncieux was Monet's second wife. She was the subject of a number of his paintings. The had two sons, Michel and Jean.
False
True
Title?
Woman with a Parasol
Year?
1875
What year did Claude Monet marry Alice Hoschede?
1892
1893
1894
1891
Claude Monet died of ___________ in 1926.
A car accident
Lung cancer
Malaria
A heart attack
Which of the following does NOT describe a technique used by the Impressionists?
Hazy images
Fine lines and details
Textured paint
Thick, blotchy brush strokes
From an early age, he drew caricatures in his spare time.
False
True
What's the title of the painting?
Water Lilies
What year did the Paris Salon accept two of Monet's seascapes for exhibition?
1868
1865
1869
1867
In 1883 Claude moved to ____________ and it became Monet's primary inspiration for the last three decades of his life. What's the name of the described place?
Vichy
Rouen
Le Havre
Giverny
Who was Monet's father?
A doctor
A lawyer
A grocer
A farmer
Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet often painted in en plein-air together. They were lifelong friends, often setting up their easels side by side.
True
False