______ was very active in promoting the work of the impressionists in Europe and America. In the art world, a ______ is a gathering or exhibition of works of art. ______ was Mary Cassatt’s lifelong

______ was very active in promoting the work of the impressionists in Europe and America.

In the art world, a ______ is a gathering or exhibition of works of art.

______ was Mary Cassatt’s lifelong friend and most important mentor.

______ felt that art should capture joy and beauty to celebrate life.

Manet’s work represents a transition from _______ to impressionism.

Miss Lala at the cirque Fernando is an example of the _______ composition favored by Edgar Degas.

Compared to _______, Claude Monet considered himself and the other impressionists to be nothing.

An impressionist painting of waterlilies is almost surely the work of _______.

Much of the work of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec reflects the nightlife in and around the ______ in Paris.

The term “Nabis” comes from the Hebrew word meaning _______.

The _______ technique involves thickly laying on paint to create texture in a painting.

_______ began as a part-time amateur artist.

Like the impressionists, post-impressionists’ work was often influenced by _______ and photography.

Based on what you’ve read, respond to the following.

List at least three of the common features found in impressionist art.

According to art historians, why was the work of Alfred Sisley not given more attention during his lifetime?

To art historians, what was important about Cézanne’s paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire?

Considering their art, their lives, and their temperaments, what did Gauguin and van Gogh have in common?