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Chapter 19: The Modern World: 1800-1945


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Chapter 19: The Modern World: 1800-1945

  1. Compare and contrast the works of Miró and Dali. How did each express the concepts of Surrealism in their different styles? Whose work do you prefer? Why?

  2. Discuss the significance of The Armory Show of 1913. Why was this so pivotal to American artistic understanding and development? Mention at least three different works which were shown, and tell which painting was the most notorious, and why.

  3. Describe the creation and aims of Cubism. Who were its founders? How was collage an outgrowth of Cubism? What discoveries in the world of science and technology paralleled the rise of Cubism? Explain how they influenced the way Cubist paintings looked.

  4. Compare a work of Renoir with a work of Manet. What stylistic differences do you see? Explain fully.

  5. Compare Matisse's The Woman with the Hat to Sargent's Madame X. What does each woman look like? What were the aims of each artist in portraying each woman? Which do you prefer? Why?

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