Quiz  /  Pointillism

  • 1. 
    When did the Pointillism art movement take place?

  • Mid 1600s
  • 1200s
  • Late 1800s
  • Late 1400s to early 1500s

  • 2. 
    What characteristic made Pointillism painting unique?

  • The everyday subjects
  • The really wide brush strokes
  • They painted with small dots of color
  • The social commentary

  • 3. 
    What modern-day technology is similar to Pointillism painting?

  • Light bulbs
  • Computer screens
  • Ethernet
  • The Internet

  • 4. 
    Which artist is known for a pointillism painting of his wife and daughter and then later moved back to traditional painting?

  • Charles Angrand
  • Georges Seurat
  • Theo Van Rysselberghe
  • Maximilien Luce

  • 5. 
    Who was considered the founder of the Pointillism art movement?

  • Theo Van Rysselberghe
  • Charles Angrand
  • Georges Seurat
  • Maximilien Luce

  • 6. 
    What artist painted 'Sunday' and was a major contributor to the Pointillism art movement?

  • Theo Van Rysselberghe
  • Paul Signac
  • Maximilien Luce
  • Charles Angrand

  • 7. 
    What artist painted 'Morning, Interior' as well a series of paintings of Notre Dame?

  • Maximilien Luce
  • Charles Angrand
  • Theo Van Rysselberghe
  • Georges Seurat

  • 8. 
    What artist is known for experimenting with different sized dots in his Pointillism paintings?

  • Georges Seurat
  • Charles Angrand
  • Maximilien Luce
  • Theo Van Rysselberghe

  • 9. 
    What did Seurat call the Pointillism technique when he first invented it?

  • Illusionism
  • Pixilism
  • Dottism
  • Divisionism

  • 10. 
    True or False: In many ways Pointillism was a science as much as it was an art form?

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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