How was Impressionism a factor in the formation of Post-Impressionism?

What were some other subsequent art movements sparked by Post-Impressionism?

What feature of painting did Cezanne seek to create in his version of Post-Impressionism?

Compare Paul Cézanne's "A Modern Olympia (The Pasha)" to Eduoard Manet's "Olympia."

Discuss the stylistic traits of Paul Cézanne's "Self-Portrait 1872" with regard to his earlier exploits into Impressionism.

Discuss hoe Cezanne attempts to reach his goal of creating "something solid and durable" as seen in his (artwork x).

Discuss Cezanne's dissolution of foreground and background distinction as seen in his (artwork x).

Discuss Cezanne's use of the modulated brushstroke as seen in his (artwork x); its purpose and effect.

In Cezanne's "The Card Players" what is the subject matter? How does Cezanne treat the figures?

Discuss Cezanne's aims and seeming obsession with his depictions of Mt. St. Victoire.

What did Georges Seurat seek to accomplish with his version of Post Impressionism?

How did Seurat accomplish his painting goals in his "A Bathing Place"? What was still lacking?

Analyze the style and content of Georges Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte".

What were the social implecations of the location of La Grande Jatte itself?

Discuss Seurat's technique of applying paint to his canvases.

Analyze the style and content of Georges Seurat's "The Models."

How were Seurat's later works, like "Chahut", different from those created at his career peak, like La Grande Jatte?

How did Henri Toulouse Lautrec's physical appearance affect his art?

Discuss Lautrec's use of color in his paintings, as seen in his (artwork x) and how they might also be social commentaries.

Explain the relationship between the work of Lautrec and Edgar Degas.

What was Lautrec's technique for creating a painting, such as (artwork x). Include use of materials.

Compare Lautrec and Degas' depictions of bathers.

Discuss Lautrec's renderings of prostitutes stylistically.

Analyze the style and content of Lautrec's lithographic work as seen in his (artwork x).

What role did lithography play in Lautrec's career? How did he get his start in this medium?

Describe Lautrec's physical appearance and the origins of its cause.

How did Lautrec die?

How was Van Gogh viewed as an artist during his lifetime? How did this affect his work?

Why do Van Gogh's paintings command such high prices at auction?

Explain some of the contributing factors to van Gogh's unstable mental state.

What did Van Gogh seek to achieve overall with his work?

How did t he influence of the Japanese print manifest itself in Van Gogh's work?

Briefly describe the relationship between Van Gogh and his brother.

Why did Van Gogh decide to become a missionary?

Analyze the style and content of Van Gogh's "The Potato Eaters."

How is "The Potato Eaters" similar to Millet's "The Gleaners?"

Compare the surface of Van Gogh's paintings to those of Seurat's.

At what point did Van Gogh begin using heightened color in his canvases?

What did the following colors symbolize for Van Gogh: red, green, yellow.

Compare and contrast the paintings of "The Night Cafe" by Van Gogh and Gauguin.

Compare Van Gogh's "Night Cafe" to Lautrec's "At the Moulin Rouge."

Compare the self-portraits of Van Gogh to those of Rembrandt. (textbook has info on Rembrandt)

Why was Van Gogh so excited that Gauguin was coming to visit him?

Why did Gauguin visit Van Gogh? Why did he leave?

Why did Van Gogh cut off his earlobe? What happened to it (the earlobe)?

Analyze the style and content of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night."

What was Van Gogh's last painting?

How did Van Gogh die?

What did Paul Gauguin do before becoming a painter?

Explain Gauguin's theory behind the use of color in his paintings.

How did Gauguin begin his career as a painter?

Why did Gauguin travel to Brittany?

Analyze the style and content of Gauguin's "Jacob Wrestling the Angel."

Analyze the style and content of (artwork x) by Van Gogh.

Analyze the style and content of (artwork x) by Gauguin.

Analyze the style and content of (artwork x) by Lautrec.

Analyze the style and content of (artwork x) by Cezanne.

Explain Gauguin's use of color in his "The Yellow Christ"

Compare the self portraits of Gauguin to those of Van Gogh.

Describe the archetypal female forms found in Gaguin's Tahitian works.

Discuss the style and content of Gauguin's "Where Do We Come From, Where Are We Going?"

Why did Gauguin travel to Tahiti?

How did Gauguin's painted versions of Tahiti compare to the real thing?

Explain Gauguin's view of "spiritualism"

Explain Van Gogh's view of "spiritualism"

What was Cezanne's personality like?

Compare overall the aims of Impressionism vs. the aims of Post-Impressionism.