Mary Swanzy (Leaving Cert Art): Quizzes
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What were Mary Swanzy's birth and death years?
What were Mary Swanzy's birth and death years?
1882-1978
What was Mary Swanzy's father's profession?
What was Mary Swanzy's father's profession?
Surgeon
Where did Mary Swanzy begin her artistic education?
Where did Mary Swanzy begin her artistic education?
Dublin Metropolitan School of Art
Who was Swanzy's early mentor who encouraged her to study in Paris?
Who was Swanzy's early mentor who encouraged her to study in Paris?
Mary Manning
In what year did Mary Swanzy move to Paris to further her artistic studies?
In what year did Mary Swanzy move to Paris to further her artistic studies?
1906
Which fashionable society painter taught Swanzy technical skills in Paris?
Which fashionable society painter taught Swanzy technical skills in Paris?
Antonio de La Gandara
Which artist was perhaps the most significant influence on Swanzy's work?
Which artist was perhaps the most significant influence on Swanzy's work?
Paul Cézanne
What was orphism, the movement that influenced Swanzy?
What was orphism, the movement that influenced Swanzy?
Movement focused on pure colour & light
When did Swanzy first submit paintings to the Salon des Indépendants in Paris?
When did Swanzy first submit paintings to the Salon des Indépendants in Paris?
1914
Which technique was characteristic of Swanzy's early modernist period?
Which technique was characteristic of Swanzy's early modernist period?
Geometric fragmentation of forms
What is the title of Swanzy's cubist painting with red pagoda?
What is the title of Swanzy's cubist painting with red pagoda?
Cubist Landscape with red pagoda
How did Swanzy approach landscape painting?
How did Swanzy approach landscape painting?
Transformed natural forms via modernism
What characterised Swanzy's abstract period works?
What characterised Swanzy's abstract period works?
Complex layering & rich earthy palettes
When did Swanzy receive a major retrospective exhibition in Dublin?
When did Swanzy receive a major retrospective exhibition in Dublin?
1968
What was Swanzy's significance in Irish art history?
What was Swanzy's significance in Irish art history?
Bridge between European & Irish modernism