Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - Test
  • 1. Who painted 'Impression, Sunrise'?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Édouard Manet
C) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
D) Claude Monet
  • 2. In what year was 'Impression, Sunrise' completed?
A) 1872
B) 1890
C) 1880
D) 1865
  • 3. What French port is depicted in 'Impression, Sunrise'?
A) Calais
B) Le Havre
C) Marseille
D) Cherbourg
  • 4. Where is 'Impression, Sunrise' currently housed?
A) Louvre Museum
B) Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
C) National Gallery, London
D) Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 5. What art critic coined the term 'Impressionism' from this painting?
A) Émile Zola
B) Joris-Karl Huysmans
C) Charles Baudelaire
D) Louis Leroy
  • 6. What is the approximate size of 'Impression, Sunrise'?
A) 48 cm × 63 cm
B) 30 cm × 40 cm
C) 75 cm × 100 cm
D) 100 cm × 150 cm
  • 7. What time of day does the painting depict?
A) Sunset
B) Sunrise
C) Noon
D) Midnight
  • 8. What type of boats are shown in the foreground?
A) Sailboats
B) Fishing trawlers
C) Rowboats
D) Steamships
  • 9. What technique did Monet use to create hazy effects?
A) Sfumato
B) Pointillism
C) Glazing
D) Broken brushstrokes
  • 10. What body of water is depicted in the painting?
A) The harbor of Le Havre
B) The English Channel
C) The Seine River
D) The Mediterranean Sea
  • 11. How does Monet create the impression of sunlight on water?
A) Gold leaf application
B) Orange and yellow brushstrokes
C) Thick white paint
D) Transparent glazes
  • 12. What is notable about the painting's composition?
A) Triangular composition
B) Perfect symmetry
C) Circular format
D) Asymmetrical balance
  • 13. What type of brushwork characterizes the painting?
A) Quick, visible strokes
B) Precise, detailed
C) Heavy impasto
D) Smooth, blended
  • 14. What reflects the orange sun in the painting?
A) The water
B) The sky
C) The buildings
D) The boats
  • 15. What element creates the painting's focal point?
A) The foreground figures
B) The background cranes
C) The orange sun
D) The largest boat
  • 16. Which art movement derived its name from this painting?
A) Romanticism
B) Cubism
C) Realism
D) Impressionism
  • 17. What art exhibition first featured 'Impression, Sunrise' in 1874?
A) World's Fair
B) Paris Salon
C) First Impressionist Exhibition
D) Royal Academy
  • 18. How did contemporary critics initially react to the painting?
A) With indifference
B) With confusion
C) With enthusiasm
D) With derision
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