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The Impressionists began their work in the 19th century as a modest art movement. Little did they know that their works of art would change the art world forever! Enjoy these quizzes that highlight the works of Monet, Manet, Morisot and the other members of this innovative clique of artists.
10 Impressionists quizzes and 105 Impressionists trivia questions.
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  Impressionist Riddles   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some important figures from the painters who exhibited as Independents and later became known as 'Impressionists', only this time, they are in loose rhyme and hopefully will flow like the painting they describe.
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Nov 19 01
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  Impressionists   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Many artists in France started painting in a new and exciting way during the second half of the 19th century. This is a quiz about them, and I hope you enjoy it.
Average, 10 Qns, vikan, May 20 19
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May 20 19
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  Ten French Impressionists And Post-Impressionists    
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Every question deals with a different French painter from the past 150 years. Up to you to decide which of the options is the only one to suit the profile and the discreet clues that the profile may contain.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Oct 04 09
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  Name that Nineteenth-Century Painting!   popular trivia quiz  
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I will describe a painting and give a number of options as to its name and who painted it: How many can you correctly identify? The paintings are fairly well known ones...
Average, 15 Qns, Flapjack44, Jul 26 10
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  History of Impressionist Art    
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This quiz contains questions about the Impressionist Art movement in France and around the world.
Average, 10 Qns, cathdral03, Dec 28 22
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Dec 28 22
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  Neo-Impressionism: Beyond Dots   popular trivia quiz  
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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.
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Apr 30 21
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  The Painters We Call Impressionists   great trivia quiz  
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This is a quiz about the painters whom we call Impressionists, and their group shows.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Oct 21 01
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  Manet vs. Monet    
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I'll give you the work of art and you give me the painter.
Average, 10 Qns, pennie1478, May 31 18
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  A Forgotten Artist    
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Alfred Sisley, a British impressionist artist, (1839-1899) was an underrated contemporary of such legendary painters as Monet and Renoir. Take this fun quiz about the life and work of a forgotten master. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Dec 17 21
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Dec 17 21
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  Spotting a Gauguin    
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This quiz consists of ten questions about certain things in Gauguin's paintings. Each question comes along with the year the picture was painted and where the picture is now housed.
Average, 10 Qns, pennie1478, Dec 02 08
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trivia question Quick Question
The predominant colors in this celebrated painting, completed between 1882-1883, are black and dark grey.

From Quiz "Paintings of Renoir"




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Impressionists Trivia Questions
1. Who was responsible for painting "Regatta at Argenteuil"?

From Quiz Manet vs. Monet

Answer: Monet

Monet painted "Regatta at Argenteuil" in 1874. It hung in the Louvre. Monet loved to paint water and used it as often as he could in his paintings.

2. In which city was Alfred Sisley born?

From Quiz A Forgotten Artist

Answer: Paris

Sisley was born in Paris, France, on October 30, 1839 to British citizens. His father was a wealthy businessman, and his mother was a music connoisseur. Although Sisley lived in France virtually all of his life, he never became a French citizen. Supposedly, his command of the English language was limited.

3. In "Baby (The Nativity)", what is standing beside the woman and her newborn baby?

From Quiz Spotting a Gauguin

Answer: An angel

Gauguin painted this oil painting in 1896. An angel dressed in blue, with blue wings stands beside the mother and her newborn baby as they sit in a barn. This painting has found a home at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. This is one of two Nativity scenes that Gauguin painted.

4. There is a large pond in the centre of the picture with a house on the left and fields in the distance. A cart is sitting in the shallows on the near side of the pond.

From Quiz Name that Nineteenth-Century Painting!

Answer: "The Haywain" - John Constable

Not strictly speaking an Impressionist, but certainly one of the major influences on the genre, Constable was preoccupied with the painting of light and its effect on surrounding landscapes. "The Haywain" is probably his most famous work and won gold medals at the Paris Salon in 1824.

5. What is the name of the academy that represented the status quo in French art and detested the Impressionist movement?

From Quiz History of Impressionist Art

Answer: the Salon

The Salon also gave the awards and prizes at official art exibitions.

6. The first exhibition of the painters dubbed Impressionists was held at:

From Quiz The Painters We Call Impressionists

Answer: Nadar's studios

Nadar was a flamboyant French photographer who supported the work of the impressionists. Nadar loaned them his premises. The official Salon rejected most of them. And the Salon des refuses was back in 1863.

7. Who painted the "Cafe-Concert"?

From Quiz Manet vs. Monet

Answer: Manet

"Cafe-Concert" was held in the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland. The setting of the painting is the boulevard Rochechouart. An interesting note about the painting is that everyone in the painting is overlapped by someone else, except for the gentleman in the top hat. Manet learned this trick from Degas.

8. Sisley became an accomplished impressionist painter. What was his specialty?

From Quiz A Forgotten Artist

Answer: landscapes

Sisley enjoyed painting landscapes and countryside scenes. He painted some beautiful winter pictures such as "Snow on the Road, Louveciennes". Some people criticized Sisley because they felt that he didn't try to diversify his style in the way that Monet and Renoir did.

9. In "Taperaa Mahana", who's sitting on the ground?

From Quiz Spotting a Gauguin

Answer: Six women

Six woman are sitting on the ground in the oil painting Gauguin painted in 1892. Before the "Taperaa Mahana" was housed at The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, it was brought from Germany after World War II and joined the collection of several paintings owned by Josef Karl Paul Otto Krebs.

10. Woman reclining nude and staring straight at the painter, while servant in the background tries to show her a bouquet of flowers. A black cat stands at the end of the bed.

From Quiz Name that Nineteenth-Century Painting!

Answer: "Olympia" - Edouard Manet

Manet never actually exhibited with the Impressionists but was instrumental in the formation of this new style of painting. His celebrity was such that a group of followers collected round him at the Cafe Guerbois. "Olympia" was hugely controversial when first shown due to its realistic style.

11. Who is the most famous American-born Impressionist artist?

From Quiz History of Impressionist Art

Answer: Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1845 and arrived in Paris 1866.

12. The 'leader' of this group of painters was without a doubt:

From Quiz Neo-Impressionism: Beyond Dots

Answer: Georges Seurat

Seurat was proclaimed their leader. No doubt about it. Despite the fact that he was not completely at ease with the role.

13. Who did not participate in the 1st group show?

From Quiz The Painters We Call Impressionists

Answer: Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was in Paris and exhibiting in the Salon where Degas noticed her work.

14. The Impressionists sought to create the illusion of forms bathed in light. Which artist carried this method the furthest?

From Quiz Impressionists

Answer: Monet

Monet did several series of paintings of the same subject, from the same point of view, but at different times of day and various weather conditions, showing the passage of time, as seen by the movement of light over identical forms.

15. "The Spanish Singer" was painted by whom?

From Quiz Manet vs. Monet

Answer: Manet

"The Spanish Singer" came right after the failure of "The Absinthe Drinker". The Salon loved this painting and it brought Manet great success. "The Spanish Singer" was painted in 1860 and was moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

16. Why did Alfred Sisley go to London in 1857?

From Quiz A Forgotten Artist

Answer: to study business

In 1857, the 18-year-old Sisley left Paris for an extended stay in London. It was his father's wish for him to learn about the business world, but Sisley wasn't very interested. While in London, he continued to work on his painting. He returned to Paris in 1860.

17. What are the puppies drinking milk out of in "Still Life with Three Puppies"?

From Quiz Spotting a Gauguin

Answer: Pot

The three puppies in the oil painting are drinking milk out of a sauce pot. Gauguin painted this in 1888 and it is housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

18. The view is of a river with a grand building in the distance on the right bank. The building has a clock tower. There is a jetty immediately in front on the viewer. The colours are predominantly greys and blues as it is a misty day.

From Quiz Name that Nineteenth-Century Painting!

Answer: "Westminster Bridge" - Claude Monet

Monet did many studies of the Thames, revelling in the different sunrises, sunsets, mists and fogs of London with their respective effects on light and reflection. A dominant force within the Impressionist movement, Monet did not exhibit at three of the eight Impressionist exhibitions due to various disagreements.

19. Who was the leader of France during the Impressionist movement?

From Quiz History of Impressionist Art

Answer: Napoleon III

Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, ruled France from 1851 to 1870. His Second Empire was replaced by the Third Empire after his defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.

20. The 'apologist' who put his brush down and jumped on his soapbox was:

From Quiz Neo-Impressionism: Beyond Dots

Answer: Paul Signac

Paul Signac wrote 'D'Eugene Delacroix au neo-impressionnisme' in 1899 to explain their sources and their technique. He remained faithful to the technique and Seurat's memory.

21. In the 1875 show, who was not with them?

From Quiz The Painters We Call Impressionists

Answer: Manet

Manet never did give in and exhibit with them. He kept on trying to challenge the establishment.

22. Who painted "The Entrance of the Port of Honfleur"?

From Quiz Manet vs. Monet

Answer: Monet

The year Monet painted this piece was 1867. It was a very hard year for everyone economically, but Monet found that year to be his best year artistically. "The Entrance of the Port of Honfleur" was held in The Norton Simon Foundation in Los Angeles.

23. Who was Alfred Sisley's teacher in the 1860s?

From Quiz A Forgotten Artist

Answer: Charles Gleyre

Gleyre, a Swiss artist, set up a studio in Paris in the early 1860s. His students included such painters as Sisley, Renoir, Monet and Bazille. Gleyre often took his students outside in order to paint natural scenes. It is evident that Sisley and Monet were influenced by "impressionist" styles.

24. A country track runs downhill between houses. One of the houses in the mid-distance extends to the centre of the canvas and its notable for its dark windows. The rest of the town is visible in the far distance stretching along the valley floor.

From Quiz Name that Nineteenth-Century Painting!

Answer: "The Suicide's House" - Paul Cezanne

Cezanne had a bold style, both in technical painting techniques and also in the overall style of his work, and this boldness is evident in the lines, shapes and colour of "The Suicide's House". It is unfortunately true that a man hanged himself in the house.

25. Which artist, who was greatly influential on the Impressionist artists, helped start the artistic movement known as Realism?

From Quiz History of Impressionist Art

Answer: Gustave Courbet

Realism showed the uglier side of life.

26. In the book 'D'Eugene Delacroix au neo-impressionnisme', why did they claim a debt to Delacroix?

From Quiz Neo-Impressionism: Beyond Dots

Answer: Separation of colors in his paintings, the optical mixture

Delacroix used the optical mixture, experimental techniques etc. He died in 1863, and the artist and author of the book Signac was born the same year, so no direct support! This connection is established via Impressionism as well.

27. Which budding artist, who would later exhibit with them, and become a major figure, was still a stockbroker and amassing a nice collection of their work?

From Quiz The Painters We Call Impressionists

Answer: Paul Gauguin

Pissarro would turn in his grave if he knew I'd said that about him. Gauguin, the more you read about him, the less you like him, but I sure like his work!

28. Which artist was fascinated by the ballet and painted many pictures of the dancers?

From Quiz Impressionists

Answer: Degas

Degas specialized in recording the quick impression of arrested movement.

29. Who was known to have painted "The Absinthe Drinker"?

From Quiz Manet vs. Monet

Answer: Manet

Manet used "The Absinthe Drinker" as his first attempt to show at the Salon in 1859. The painting was inspired by Baudelaire's "Fleurs du Mal". Due to the subject matter, the Salon rejected Monet's painting.

30. Who was Eugenie (Marie) Lesouezec?

From Quiz A Forgotten Artist

Answer: Sisley's long-time lover

Lesouezec and Sisley met in 1866- she was a model who was five years older than Sisley. They stayed together for more than 30 years and produced two children. They finally agreed to get married in 1897.

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