Jack B. Yeats (Leaving Cert Art): Quizzes
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What were Jack B. Yeats's birth and death years?
What were Jack B. Yeats's birth and death years?
1871-1957
Who was Jack B. Yeats's brother?
Who was Jack B. Yeats's brother?
W.B. Yeats, the Nobel Prize-winning poet
What was the primary medium Yeats used in his early career?
What was the primary medium Yeats used in his early career?
Watercolour
Around what year did Yeats begin using oil paint?
Around what year did Yeats begin using oil paint?
1910
What year was 'The Funeral of Harry Boland' painted?
What year was 'The Funeral of Harry Boland' painted?
1923
In Yeats's mature period, what defined his forms?
In Yeats's mature period, what defined his forms?
Brushstrokes rather than line
What colours did 'A Farewell to Mayo' (1929) employ?
What colours did 'A Farewell to Mayo' (1929) employ?
Warm reds and yellows
What is impasto?
What is impasto?
Paint applied so thickly it's sculptural
Which mountain appears in 'The Poetic Morning'?
Which mountain appears in 'The Poetic Morning'?
Croagh Patrick
Complete the quote: 'the painter must himself be free and...'
Complete the quote: 'the painter must himself be free and...'
his country must be free
What did Yeats's Transitional period (1910-1925) introduce?
What did Yeats's Transitional period (1910-1925) introduce?
Oils with political themes
How was Yeats's early technique described?
How was Yeats's early technique described?
Literal and tightly executed