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Under the Horse Chestnut Tree, at and by Mary Cassatt
Contributed by: Morrison
  • 1. What is the main subject matter typically featured in Mary Cassatt's work?
A) Still life
B) Landscapes
C) Historical events
D) Women and children
  • 2. Which art movement was Mary Cassatt most associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Cubism
C) Impressionism
D) Renaissance
  • 3. What nationality was Mary Cassatt?
A) British
B) American
C) Italian
D) French
  • 4. In which country did Mary Cassatt spend most of her professional career?
A) France
B) England
C) United States
D) Italy
  • 5. What relationship is often depicted between the figures in 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Sisters
B) Mother and child
C) Teacher and student
D) Friends
  • 6. Which prominent Impressionist artist was Cassatt's close friend and mentor?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Claude Monet
D) Édouard Manet
  • 7. What type of setting is depicted in 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Indoor parlor
B) City street
C) Outdoor garden
D) Beach scene
  • 8. How did Cassatt's gender affect her artistic career?
A) Had no impact
B) Limited her subject matter
C) Prevented her from exhibiting
D) Made her more popular
  • 9. What artistic quality characterizes Cassatt's depiction of fabrics?
A) Geometric patterns
B) Monochrome treatment
C) Textural richness
D) Transparent layers
  • 10. What makes Cassatt's perspective unique in Impressionism?
A) Political commentary
B) Use of photography
C) Female viewpoint
D) Abstract elements
  • 11. Who painted 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree'?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Claude Monet
D) Mary Cassatt
  • 12. In what decade was 'Under the Horse Chestnut Tree' created?
A) 1910s
B) 1890s
C) 1870s
D) 1850s
  • 13. What artistic technique is evident in Cassatt's pastel work?
A) Layered blending
B) Pointillism
C) Trompe-l'œil
D) Hard-edge painting
  • 14. What type of tree is featured in the title?
A) Horse chestnut
B) Oak
C) Willow
D) Maple
  • 15. How does Cassatt typically depict children in her works?
A) As mythological beings
B) As symbolic figures
C) As miniature adults
D) As natural individuals
  • 16. What influenced Cassatt's compositional style?
A) Japanese prints
B) Egyptian hieroglyphs
C) Roman mosaics
D) Greek sculpture
  • 17. What art organization did Cassatt exhibit with in Paris?
A) Fauvists
B) Impressionists
C) Académie des Beaux-Arts
D) Salon de Paris
  • 18. What type of brushwork characterizes Impressionist works?
A) Precise, detailed lines
B) Visible, loose strokes
C) Smooth, blended surfaces
D) Thick impasto only
  • 19. How did Cassatt's gender affect her subject matter?
A) Painted only men
B) Created only abstracts
C) Avoided human figures
D) Focused on women's lives
  • 20. What theme is central to Cassatt's body of work?
A) Religious iconography
B) Modern womanhood
C) Political commentary
D) Mythological stories
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