Flashcards
Paul Cezanne
From what region of Europe was Paul Cézanne?
Italy
Brussels
Southern France
Luxembourg
What year was he born?
1838
1840
1837
1839
What's the title of the painting?
The Green Tree
Chateau Noir
The Brook
Forest
Cézanne came from a family of considerable wealth. He was permitted to pursue art from a relatively young age.
False
True
What did Cézanne die of?
Lung cancer
Car accident
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
What element did Cézanne try to downplay in his landscaping paintings?
Line
Texture
Color
Shape
What's the title of the painting?
Basket of Fruits
Still Life of Fruit
Basket of Apples
Still Life
What year did Cézanne pass away?
1906
1907
1905
1904
Cézanne's father wanted Paul to become a lawyer.
False
True
What type of art did Cezanne paint? More than one answer may be possible.
Still Life
Landscapes
Religious
Portrait
Still Life
Landscapes
Portrait
Pyramid of Skulls was painted after the death of Cézanne's _________ in 1897.
Mother
Sister
Daughter
Wife
It's a portrait of a French journalist, historian, novelist and art critic. Who is it?
Gustave Geffroy
Victor Hugo
Jules Verne
Alexandre Dumas
What's the full name of the painting? "___________, Melting Snow"
Lautrec
Estaing
Eus
L'Estaque
What year was Cézanne's first exhibition?
1865
1863
1861
1866
Cézanne got married with Marie-Hortense Fiquet in 1886.
False
True
The title of the painting is The Card Players. In 2011 this particular piece became the most expensive work of art ever sold to the Royal Family of Qatar for what estimated price?
Between $300 million and $350 million
Between $200 million and $250 million
Between $150 million and $200 million
Between $250 million and $300 million
Between $250 million and $300 million
What is the subject of Paul Cezanne's still life "Pommes, Peches, Poires et Raisins"?
Books
Fruit
Cars
Children
He abandoned the study of law only months short of finishing a degree in order to move to Paris and pursue art full time.
True
False
Paul Cezanne was an impressionist painter.
True
False
This painting painted between 1894 and 1895 has two titles. One of them is "Woman in a Green Hat". What is the second title?
Madame Cezanne
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