A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
  • 1. Who painted 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Georges Seurat
C) Claude Monet
D) Paul Cézanne
  • 2. In what year was 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' completed?
A) 1876
B) 1886
C) 1896
D) 1906
  • 3. What artistic technique did Seurat pioneer in this painting?
A) Impressionism
B) Fauvism
C) Pointillism
D) Cubism
  • 4. Where is the island of La Grande Jatte located?
A) Paris, France
B) London, England
C) Amsterdam, Netherlands
D) Rome, Italy
  • 5. In which river is the Island of La Grande Jatte situated?
A) Thames
B) Rhine
C) Seine
D) Danube
  • 6. What is the primary method of applying paint in Pointillism?
A) Broad brush strokes
B) Spray painting
C) Palette knife application
D) Small dots of pure color
  • 7. Where is the painting currently housed?
A) Art Institute of Chicago
B) National Gallery, London
C) Metropolitan Museum of Art
D) Louvre Museum
  • 8. How long did it take Seurat to complete this painting?
A) Two years
B) One year
C) Six months
D) Five years
  • 9. What scientific theory influenced Seurat's color technique?
A) Evolutionary theory
B) Quantum mechanics
C) Theory of relativity
D) Color theory
  • 10. What season is depicted in the painting?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Autumn
D) Winter
  • 11. What is the French term for the painting technique Seurat used?
A) Cubisme
B) Impressionnisme
C) Pointillisme
D) Surréalisme
  • 12. What is the English translation of the painting's French title?
A) A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
B) Sunday on the Grand Island
C) Sunday Picnic at the Park
D) Afternoon by the River
  • 13. What artistic element creates the illusion of blended colors in Pointillism?
A) Chemical reaction
B) Optical mixing
C) Physical mixing
D) Digital processing
  • 14. Which famous musical was inspired by this painting?
A) The Phantom of the Opera
B) Sunday in the Park with George
C) Cats
D) Les Misérables
  • 15. What is the dominant color scheme of the painting?
A) Monochromatic black and white
B) Primary reds and blues
C) Cool blues and grays
D) Warm greens and yellows
  • 16. Which art critic championed Seurat's work?
A) John Ruskin
B) Clement Greenberg
C) Félix Fénéon
D) Harold Rosenberg
  • 17. How does the painting's composition guide the viewer's eye?
A) Random placement
B) Single focal point
C) Diagonal lines and repeated forms
D) Circular patterns only
  • 18. How did Seurat's technique differ from Impressionism?
A) Faster painting method
B) More systematic and scientific approach
C) Use of only primary colors
D) Abstract representation
  • 19. In which decade was this painting completed?
A) 1870s
B) 1890s
C) 1860s
D) 1880s
  • 20. What art movement is this painting associated with?
A) Expressionism
B) Neo-Impressionism
C) Baroque
D) Surrealism
  • 21. What type of paint did Seurat use for this work?
A) Acrylic
B) Watercolor
C) Tempera
D) Oil paint
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