Flashcards
Paul Cezanne
From what region of Europe was Paul Cézanne?
Italy
Luxembourg
Southern France
Brussels
What year was he born?
1840
1839
1837
1838
What's the title of the painting?
Forest
Chateau Noir
The Green Tree
The Brook
Cézanne came from a family of considerable wealth. He was permitted to pursue art from a relatively young age.
True
False
What did Cézanne die of?
Tuberculosis
Lung cancer
Car accident
Pneumonia
What element did Cézanne try to downplay in his landscaping paintings?
Texture
Color
Line
Shape
What's the title of the painting?
Still Life
Still Life of Fruit
Basket of Fruits
Basket of Apples
What year did Cézanne pass away?
1905
1906
1904
1907
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.
Landscapes
Portrait
Still Life
Religious
Landscapes
Portrait
Still Life
Pyramid of Skulls was painted after the death of Cézanne's _________ in 1897.
Wife
Sister
Daughter
Mother
It's a portrait of a French journalist, historian, novelist and art critic. Who is it?
Alexandre Dumas
Gustave Geffroy
Jules Verne
Victor Hugo
What's the full name of the painting? "___________, Melting Snow"
Eus
Lautrec
L'Estaque
Estaing
What year was Cézanne's first exhibition?
1861
1865
1866
1863
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 $150 million and $200 million
Between $200 million and $250 million
Between $250 million and $300 million
Between $300 million and $350 million
Between $250 million and $300 million
What is the subject of Paul Cezanne's still life "Pommes, Peches, Poires et Raisins"?
Cars
Fruit
Books
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