2. Brightly colored,
irregularly shaped
planes are layered
against a neutral
background. The curved
bottom edge of a gray
shape emerging from
beneath a red triangle
and a white trapezoid
suggests threedimensionality. Vibrant
colors and extending
edges out of the canvas
conveys energetic
movement.
LyubovPopova (Minimalism)
3. Rectangular blocks of color
hover in a column against a
colored ground. Their edges
are soft and irregular. I
sense a gentle movement,
as blocks emerge and
recede.
Mark Rothko- No. 3/No. 13(1949)
4. Abstract composition with
opaque geometric
shapes. The red and
black crossbeams
overlap each other
with varying levels of
translucency.
László Moholy-Nagy- Composition A 19 (1927)
5. Balances four
converging forms to
suggest a complex
prism of color. Upon
closer inspection the
painting appears
completely
asymmetrical.
Frank Stella- Hyena Stomp (1962)
6. The intersecting
circles and
spacing of the
stripes add
tension and
movement within
the pattern,
while also
visually creating
the effect of
different
textures.
LyubovPopova-
7. The dog’s eyes are eerily
human and convey a
hopeless struggle. The
looseness of the brushwork,
the simplified composition
and the lack of formal
organization seemingly
indicate an abstract
composition.
Francisco de Goya- Half Submerged Dog
(1819-23)
8. All shades seem close to
each in color, and they are
all muted or dull. No bright
color stands out. These
factors make the entire
surface of the painting
appear unified in color.
Pablo Picasso-Girl With a Mandolin(1910)
9. The colors are harmonized
between cold colors. Certain
areas of the mans body seem
enlightened of a certainly lunar
white light. It comes from up top
and gives an almost unreal and
ghostly aspect to the man. I feel
a sense emptiness and
coldness; however the playing
of guitar seems to bring the man
at ease.
Pablo Picasso- The Old Guitarist (1903)
10. Low to mid-key
composition where
light exists very
luminously in the
foreground, specifically
the lights of the street.
The use of lines
creates a sense of
space and movement.
Umberto Boccioni-Forces of a Street(1911)
11. The composition is
asymmetrical. It is
darker on the right
than on the left, and
its human subject is
off-center and out of
focus. Her down
facing head creates a
sense of casual
intimacy.
Pierre Bonnard- The Bathroom Date (1932)
12. Edward Hopper- House by the railroad(1925)
When looking at the image my eye follows and sets on the dark
areas in which shadows are casted on the house, as it pulls me in
and up into the house.The loneliness of the house is what really
comes through in the painting.
13. Jackson Pollock- Autumn Rhythm:
Number 30 (1950)
The coloring, horizontal orientation, and sense of ground
and space strongly convey nature. The lines seem organic
and exhausted while they appear to be as thick and thin,
light and dark, straight and curved.
14. The painting distinguishes the sky, water and nature. The “fairies” seem
to emerge from the water and into an ethereal fog that dissipates into
the horizon. There is a contrast between hot colors and cold colors.
15. Georges Seurat-Evening, Honfleur (1886)
The vast sky and tranquil sea meet at the horizon line, bringing a
sense of spacious light to the picture. Yet from up close they
also have a peculiar visual density. The painting cuts off and
suggest the extension of the image past its boundaries. Muted
color composition conveys a quiet and soothing view.
16. Edvard Munch- The Storm (1893)
My eye is immediately focused on the woman in white. Overall
composition uses color as a way for conveying mood, creating an
expressive atmosphere. The covering of ears and bending trees
suggest movement and noise.
17. Umberto Boccioni-The City Rises (1910)
The horse and figures are blurred, communicating rapid movement
while other elements, such as the buildings in the background, are
rendered more realistically. Brushstrokes appear very small and
meticulous, conveying movement and rhythm throughout the
cityscape.
18. James Dubuffett- L'Hourloupe (1966)
James Dubuffet- L'Hourloupe (1966)
Fluid movement of line combines with limited fields of color
to create movement. The spaces between colors give the
overall composition extra volume.
19. Henri Matisse-The Joy of Life (1906)
Prismatic colors in a blissful and natural scene. Use of color
creates a warm and relaxing aroma. The forms are connected by
use of line, adding a dimension of linear exactness to the
composition.
20. André Derain-Charing Cross Bridge(1905-06)
A muted London sky with a dramatic use of cool and warm colors.
Painting is purged of shadows and filled with the imaginative,
unbridled colors.
21. James Ensor- Masks Confronting
Death(1888)
Colors are finely tuned giving the composition a sense of unification.
Brush strokes helps animate the painting, and also give it a kind
of rhythm and movement.
22. Composition uses color
to creates dimension
and texture.
Brushstrokes appear to
be completely
spontaneous and
reflective of the artist
mood.
Willem de Kooning- Door to the River (1960)
23. Abstract portrait of a
bull, structured by
gestural waves
rendered in the warm
tones of a desert
landscape.
Brushstrokes appear
Elaine de Kooning- Sunday Afternoon(1957)
24. Composition of muted colors,
strange translucent figures,
horizontal lines, angles, and
swirls that create a vibrant
yet veiled picture of an
obscure primeval landscape.
Mark Rothko-Slow Swirl at the Edge of
the Sea(1944)
25. Composition is mostly
devoid of color.
Rather it is dominated
by a variety of grays
that create a shallow
spatial dimension.
The muddy tones
convey a deep and
haunting image while
the lonesome yellowlily sharply contrasts
with the rest of the
painting.
Max Beckmann-Adam and Eve (1917)
26. A still life of fruit in the
foreground, a row of
three blue goblets and
apples diagonally
bisecting the canvas,
and three puppies
drinking from a pan. The
incongruous scale and
placement of these
objects on a dramatically
upturned tabletop results
in a disorienting
composition.
Paul Gauguin-Still Life with Three
Puppies(1888)
27. Claude Monet-The Thames below
Westminster(1871)
An asymmetrical composition balanced by the horizontal bridge,
the boats floating upon the waves with the vertical wharf and
ladder in the foreground. The entire background rests in a layer
of mist containing a range of colors that creates a dense
atmosphere that renders the city in the distance.
28. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner-Nollendorfplatz(1912)
Cityscape appears to be warped or distorted. The quick, gestural use
of line creates a sense of immediacy and speed within the piece,
capturing the essence of a busy city. Clashing blues and yellows depict
the painting throughout.
29. This painting expresses
movement and activity
with an employed red and
blue, using white to mark
the spaces between
colors, giving the
composition extra
volume.
Fernand Leger- Contrast of Forms(1913)
30. Fernand Leger- The city (1919)
Uses abstract shapes to symbolize an urban landscape.
Many colors collide as volumes and flat shapes both recede
and move forward in space, creating a collage effect that
reflects a strange beauty.
31. Paul Cézanne- Mont Sainte, (1905)
Composition is depicted through daubs of paint as opposed to
being visually depicted. The looming mountains resembles a
puzzle set of various hues, assembled into a recognizable object
making the overall composition representational.
32. The colors are vibrant
and express emotions
typically associated
with the life of
sunflowers. Uses
yellow hues to describe
and express the
lifespan of the flowers.
Bright yellows
representing life and
arid browns death.
Utilizes line and texture
by applying each
sunflower with the
nature of life.
Vincent van Gogh-Fourteen Sunflowers
in a Vase(1888)
33. Vincent van Gogh- Wheatfield under thunderclouds(1890)
The roiling storm clouds on the left, painted in short, pull my eyes to the right
where they fade into the dark blue-black horizon. Use of cool colors creates an
expressive atmosphere. Feelings of nostalgia and loneliness take over as I
imagine myself under the cool blue sky while the green compensates and
gives a sense of peace and ease.
34. A luminous surface is
shown using
contrasting colors and
tones that pulses with
an interior light. The
lines of composition all
point to the center of
the work drawing the
eye along the
pavement as if the
viewer is strolling the
cobblestone streets.
Vincent van Gogh- Café terrace At Night(1888)
35. The dark colors of the
painting allude to a
horrific visual. The
striated lines that fall
above the two figures
obstruct my view while
creating visual
movement. Faces seem
to be smeared or faded,
conveying a sense of
exhaustion.
Francis Bacon- Two Figures (1953)
36. The contrasting
warm and cool
shades here create
the ambiguous
illusion of threedimensional
structures. Difficult
to tell weather
concave or convex.
Wide use of color
spectrum.
Victor Vasarely- Duo 2 (1967)
37. Franz Marc- Fighting Forms(1914)
Abstract expressionism. The light is produced by the warm colors: orange,
red. It employs stylized lines and curves, as well as a bright contrast to the
low values which magnifies its proposed vision of nature.
38. My eyes get lost
following the sway of
the crowd. People are
running in all the
directions which
induces an impression
of disorder and chaos.
It is a scene of havoc
where red dominates
all.
Georg Grosz. Metropolis. (1916-17).
39. Palette is comprised of
cool colors dominated by
blues and grays, though
the accents of red, yellow,
and orange add to the
visual dynamic of the
composition. The figures
hand goes unrecognized
and lost inside the
whirlpool of completely
abstracted forms that
structures the
composition.
KazimirMalevich- Woman with pails(1912-13)
40. Using repetitive
images the
composition produces
the illusion of
movement while also
making a dramatic
use of shadow and
light. A combination of
photography and
painting.
Andy Warhol- Self-Portrait(1986)
41. My eyes meet hers as
they continue down her
body and through the
exquisite use of
chromatic chords.
Atmospheric perspective
is relevant. Palm trees
are a sunflower yellow to
make the trees more
pronounced while adding
very little contrast. Her
calmness and nakedness
show the comfortable
aspects of being in
nature.
Paul Gauguin-The Seed of the Areoi(1892)
42. Very intense and
almost frightening
self portrait. The use
of line and contour
give the subject a
grotesque body,
fully exposed with
his face partially
hidden suggesting a
sense of shame and
anxiety.
EgonSchiele- Self-Portrait(1910)
43. Paul Cezanne- Foilage (1895)
Nature is evoked in the lightness and transparency of the
medium, in the placement of the subject, and in the
inferred movement. Brushstrokes create the illusion of light
and shadow. Colored lines and planes and overlapping
shades create a spatial depth of the subject.
44. A sense of airiness and
movement flows through
the dense weave of
brushstrokes while also
creating a shimmering
effect. The painting
appears nearly abstract
from the use of strokes.
Trees cut off obscuring
the sky beyond.
Paul Cézanne- Pines and Rocks(1897)
45. Brightly colored abstract
composition. Uneven
rectangles and trapezoids
create paths leading one's
eye from the bottom of the
page to the horizon. Broad
trapezoids painted pale
hues are arranged down the
center to suggest a main
path. Overall artist
manipulates color, shape,
and line to create a sense of
high depth and movement.
Paul Klee-Highway and Byways(1928)