Why does James Whistler not even mention his mother in the painting title Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1. ?
– Rebellion in grey and black planes
– Whistler inherited her cold manner
– He only cared for form and composition
What makes Picasso’s painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon one of the most influential Western paintings of all time?
– Powerful, nude women
– Racism
– Geometrical figures can seduce too
What makes Yellow-Red-Blue such a perfect exemplar of Wassily Kandinsky’s special color theory?
– Joy in a yellow bottle
– A heroic blue marble
– The transitional magic of messy red
Why was Monet’s painting, The Magpie controversial when it was introduced?
– Shadows in color
– Shifting emotions traverse a – snowscape
– Observing the scene from a magpie’s perch
Why is Van Gogh’s Cafe Terrace at Night an important painting?
– Van Gogh’s favorite hot spot
– Yellow light at night
– Forecast calls for more starry nights
What inspired Salvador Dali to paint The Elephants in 1948?
– An Egyptian obelisk and Italian elephant
– The nature and limits of power
– Freudian dreams in oil paint