La Coiffure
Saint-Lazare Train Station
ELBOW
Key Terms
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100

La Coiffure was made by this artist.

Who was Mary Cassatt?

100

Saint-Lazare Train Station was made by this artist.

Who was Claude Monet?

100

In the acronym “ELBOW” the L stands for this.

What is light?

100

This type of painting has nature-based scenery.

What is a landscape?

100

Many Impressionist artists would do this after failing to get their art into Salons.

What is create their own exhibits?

200

La Coifurre depicts this.

What is a woman in partial nude adjusting her hair?

200

This was the reason for the creation of the Saint-Lazare Train Station.

What is part of a series consisting of train station paintings?

200

In the acronym “ELBOW” the B stands for this.

What are brush strokes?

200

Instead of focusing on the details, Impressionism paintings often use this style of brushstroke.

What are Loose Brushstrokes?
200

Three of the many colors that makeup the steam from the train in Saint-Lazard Train Station. 

What are blues, pinks, violets, tans, grays, whites, blacks, and yellows?

300

These are themes of La Coiffure.

What are femininity and beauty?

300

This caused many people to be unhappy with Saint-Lazare Train Station.

What is people being the main focus?

300

In the acronym “ELBOW,” the E stands for this.

What is the environment?

300

This is the term used to describe painting outdoors.  

What is Plein-Air?

300

This is why the perspective of the La Coiffure painting is so unique. 

What is the curves of the woman’s body contrasts with the straight mirror and walls.

400

This was the reason behind the creation of La Coifurre.

What is to take away aspects of sensuality previously found in art?

400

When Saint-Lazare Train Station was created and medium.

What is 1877 and oil on canvas?

400

In the acronym “ELBOW“ the O stands for this.

What are the outdoors?

400

This is the printmaking process that involves drawing a design onto a flat surface that is later affixed with a chemical reaction. 

What is Lithography?

400

This is why the female nude depicted in the La Coiffure painting is so unique. 

What is challenges traditional expectations of female nudity in art.

500

La Coiffure was created during these years.

What are 1890 and 1891.

500

This is how the painting entitled “Las Meninas“ and Saint-Lazare Train Station are similar.

What is displaying a snapshot of everyday life?

500

In the acronym “ELBOW“ the W stands for this.

What is weather?

500

This is the process of drawing a design onto a surface with a sharp object / needle.

What is Drypoint Technique?

500

This is the distance in which impressionist paintings (especially those done by Monet) are meant to be viewed from.

What is far away? (not close up!)