ARTH 103 - Post-Impressionist Flash Cards

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Mont Sainte-Victoire	Paul Cezanne, 1885-1887, French, Post-Impressionist. Challenges Renaissance art in its portrayal of the mountain, but still shows knowledge of mathematics. Cezanne's technique was breaking down objects into geometric shapes, evidenced in this painting.	0	CFraissi Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:53:13 GMT
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where are We Going?	Paul Gaugin, 1897, French, Post-Impressionist. Shows presence of sin and danger in all societies. Cycle of life is represented through the painting. The title is derived from a Catholic prayer -- the title is written in Tahitian dialect in the corner.	0	CFraissi Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:53:13 GMT
At The Moulin Rouge	Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893-1895, French, Post-Impressionist. Satirizes the patrons of the Moulin Rouge. Room is joyless -- expresses idea of social strutting and pretense that took place in the bar. Woman's mask looks frightening and sets the tone of the entire piece. Everything happens under the guise of gaiety.	1	CFraissi Fri, 07 May 2010 19:20:04 GMT
Night Cafe	Vincent van Gogh, 1888, Dutch, Post-Impressionist. Very colorful, but not in an optimistic way. Only the bartender looks fully conscious. Suggests that Paris nightlife is not as fun as it looks. Red and green represent "terrible passions of humanity."	0	CFraissi Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:53:13 GMT
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte	Georges Seurat, 1884-1886, French, Post-Impressionist. Highly intellectual and unspontaneous, although at first glance it appears impressionistic. Spent 2 years painting with pointilism technique. People are clearly well-to-do. Seurat said it had no message, but people tried to find poetry in it.	0	CFraissi Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:53:13 GMT

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