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Quiz about Impressionist Riddles
Quiz about Impressionist Riddles

Impressionist Riddles Trivia Quiz


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.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Bruyere
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
57,970
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3374
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. I once said, 'We paint like the bird sings' and in my own work how true this rings, with soft touches of multiple colors, I reveal cathedrals, nenuphars, haystacks and others. In the later years, I spent my time amongst gardens, ponds and willow trees, painting light on water and the effect as it flees. Who am I? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I was born near the Mont Ste Victoire and though I left briefly I was never far. I wished to give structure to Impressionist themes, while giving form to my own dreams. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Next to Corot's easel my sisters and I learned, but to be Salon painters none of us truly yearned. Though Edouard Manet only joined us in part, as his friend and sister in law I remained in his heart. My work revealed the inner life and daily occupations of an artist, mother and wife. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Born in Pittburgh in 1845, then Paris called me which seemed more alive. I met Degas and soon decided to join the Independents' exhibitions when invited. Women and children filled my hours. I left this Earth in a small French castle surrounded by flowers. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Born in Paris to a noble line, I quickly found a style that was mine. As opposed to some Impressionist friends, I chose to focus on interior trends. Bathers, dancers, women fixed in time, I became the master of pastel and line. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Though born in the Islands I became a painter of Earth, once in France I tried to show my worth. Close friends with many of the others, Cezanne and I painted like brothers. A brief stint with the Neo's divisionism, then back to my own colors and vision. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Born in Limoges, a tailor's son, becoming a painter was a battle to be won. To make a living I did porcelain and the fan, and gradually painted the ordinary man. My portrayals of women in all their glory, are an important part of the Impressionist story. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I am the painter of water, fog, mist, clouds and the snows. The human figures almost rarely shows. The landscape was my theme of choice and the fleeting effects gave me a gentle voice. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. My paintings of surbuban Paris at rest, seemed 'wooden' to the critics at best. My scientific method of color division went way beyond the Impressionist vision. In my brief career I began a trend, but many returned to their instincts in the end. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Born in Paris, I trained to be an engineer, but painting was my love I fear. I help my fellow Independents by buying their work, and donating it to the State when I go. France turned down most of the paintings, as 'who would ever know?' Hint



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1. I once said, 'We paint like the bird sings' and in my own work how true this rings, with soft touches of multiple colors, I reveal cathedrals, nenuphars, haystacks and others. In the later years, I spent my time amongst gardens, ponds and willow trees, painting light on water and the effect as it flees. Who am I?

Answer: Claude Monet

Monet's house at Giverny has been preserved by financial donations and may be visited. The gardens are much like when he left it.
2. I was born near the Mont Ste Victoire and though I left briefly I was never far. I wished to give structure to Impressionist themes, while giving form to my own dreams.

Answer: Paul Cezanne

Paul Cezanne, the son of a banker, almost always returned to the area around Aix-en-Provence. His studio was restored with the help of the great art historian John Rewald and may be visited with his still lifes still visible, skulls, fruit, easels and it is as he left it!
3. Next to Corot's easel my sisters and I learned, but to be Salon painters none of us truly yearned. Though Edouard Manet only joined us in part, as his friend and sister in law I remained in his heart. My work revealed the inner life and daily occupations of an artist, mother and wife.

Answer: Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot was the painter who enjoyed the most artistic interchange with Manet and then married his brother Eugene. Her daughter Julie changed her life but she only missed one out of all the Impressionist exhitions. She was dear friends with Renoir and several others as well.
4. Born in Pittburgh in 1845, then Paris called me which seemed more alive. I met Degas and soon decided to join the Independents' exhibitions when invited. Women and children filled my hours. I left this Earth in a small French castle surrounded by flowers.

Answer: Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was more influenced by Degas as she had a more linear style. She was perhaps the one most influenced by Japanese prints too and her woodcuts reveal this. Women and children became her main theme, having local women pose for her. She was an important link by her friendships with the Impressionists and American collectors.
5. Born in Paris to a noble line, I quickly found a style that was mine. As opposed to some Impressionist friends, I chose to focus on interior trends. Bathers, dancers, women fixed in time, I became the master of pastel and line.

Answer: Edgar Degas

Degas was quite an interesting character and one of the most important things was that he didn't have to exhibit in the regular Salon in order to earn a living, at least at first! This is why he was a staunch supporter of the Independent shows regardless of his artistic differences. Though often said to be a misogynist, his respect for Cassatt and Morisot as colleagues was rare for the time! This was partially sparked by his views of women in tubs and in awkward positions.
6. Though born in the Islands I became a painter of Earth, once in France I tried to show my worth. Close friends with many of the others, Cezanne and I painted like brothers. A brief stint with the Neo's divisionism, then back to my own colors and vision.

Answer: Camille Pissarro

Pissarro was a very important link in the movement as he was open to trends. Though older chronologically he participated in the Neo-Impressionists' movement as well. He was primarily a painter of the earth as in fields, and houses, and landscapes with less sky than anything else.
7. Born in Limoges, a tailor's son, becoming a painter was a battle to be won. To make a living I did porcelain and the fan, and gradually painted the ordinary man. My portrayals of women in all their glory, are an important part of the Impressionist story.

Answer: Pierre-August Renoir

Renoir's portrayal of reddish coloured hair and skin tones was his characteristic. His wife Aline was like this and his sons as well. His early paintings of his contemporaries such as in the 'Boatman's picnic' earned him early fame and then in later life he reverted to his love, women in all their splendour.

He spent his last years in Cagnes sur Mer and his house may be visited still. It is very silent still and the gardens are lovely.
8. I am the painter of water, fog, mist, clouds and the snows. The human figures almost rarely shows. The landscape was my theme of choice and the fleeting effects gave me a gentle voice.

Answer: Alfred Sisley

Sisley born in Paris of English origin was a silent member of the group and very discreet. He almost never did the human figure and concentrated on the combination of land and water.
9. My paintings of surbuban Paris at rest, seemed 'wooden' to the critics at best. My scientific method of color division went way beyond the Impressionist vision. In my brief career I began a trend, but many returned to their instincts in the end.

Answer: Georges Seurat

Seurat began the Neo-Impressionist movement and would never have agreed to the term 'pointillism' but preferred 'divisionism' as their apologist Paul Signac wrote. The movement brought some Impressionists such as Pissarro in but they gave up on it. His 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte' disturbed critics for its woodenness! And that silly monkey on a chain!
10. Born in Paris, I trained to be an engineer, but painting was my love I fear. I help my fellow Independents by buying their work, and donating it to the State when I go. France turned down most of the paintings, as 'who would ever know?'

Answer: Gustave Caillebotte

Caillebotte exhibited in several of the shows, marines especially. His work has recently been revived as his connection to his friends was very strong. Most of his donation was turned down by France, bet they are hitting their heads on the wall now!
Source: Author Bruyere

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