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Neo-Impressionism: beyond dots

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Introduction:
"This quiz is a sequel to the painters we call Impressionists as many of the 'Neos' began their careers exhibiting their work alongside their elders. My primary source is a painter who put down his brush long enough to write a book, you'll find out."


1. These artists who practiced the technique often called 'pointillism' insisted on which term?
    Fauvism
    Tachisme
    Divisionism
    Strabism


2. The 'leader' of this group of painters was without a doubt:
    Henri-Edmond Cross
    Edgar Degas
    Georges Seurat
    Paul Signac


3. The 'apologist' who put his brush down and jumped on his soapbox was:
    Paul Signac
    Claude Monet
    Georges Seurat
    Vincent Van Gogh


4. The latter's book was entitled 'D'Eugene Delacroix au neo-impressionnisme', why did they claim a debt to Delacroix?
    Moral Support
    Romantic themes
    Separation of colors in his paintings, the optical mixture
    Financial support


5. The primary reason the Neo-Impressionists applied their technique to Impressionist subject matter was:
    The wish to provoke the critics
    The wish to paint sentimental subjects
    The wish to paint like the bird sings
    The wish to divide colors in a more scientific fashion to everyday subjects


6. Color theory was an important element in the Neo-Impressionists' system: Name the most influential scientist they revered for his work on color perception:
    Pasteur
    Curie
    Nadar
    Chevreul


7. The most important painting in the Neo-Impressionist history, in terms of gaining the critic's attention and criticism was undoubtedly:
    Fields of Wheat, Van Gogh
    Sunday Afternoon at La Grande Jatte
    Dejeuner sur L'herbe, Manet
    Absinthe Drinker, Degas


8. Not only was color theory in vogue, but lines, whether they descended or ascended to express moods. They even used a device like a protractor to measure them. Which painting exemplifies this?
    Starry Night, Van Gogh
    Bar at the Folies-Bergeres, Manet
    Woman before a mirror, Signac
    Circus, Seurat


9. What did critics reproach the most about Neo-Impressionist painting?
    Raw uncontained emotions
    Lack of scientific rigor
    Wooden lifeless figures
    Mythological subject matter


10. The Neo-Impressionists who continued after Seurat's untimely death in 1891, broke up their brushstrokes further, letting the eyes do the optical mixture. What did Paul Signac's brushstrokes resemble?
    curls
    zigzags
    blotches
    mosaic tiles


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