4. Vocabulary

Match the following words and word combinations with appropriate explanations.

pastel	a paint which is mixed with water and used to create pictures, or a picture which has been done with this type of paint
crayon	a black substance made of burned wood that can be used as fuel or, in the form of sticks, as something to draw with
ink	a colouring material which can be powdery or slightly shiny and is usually in the shape of a small stick, or a picture made by using this
shade	a coloured liquid that you use for writing, printing or drawing
charcoal	a stick of coloured wax or chalk that children use to draw pictures
watercolour	a type of painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects that do not move, such as flowers, fruit, bowls, etc.
fresco	a view or picture of the countryside
landscape	a painting made on a wall while the plaster is still wet
genre painting	a painting that represents scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, and street scenes
still life	a type or degree of a colour

5. Vocabulary

Choose the best alternative to complete the sentences.

1. Constable’s early style has many of the qualities associated with his _______ work, including a freshness of light, colour and touch.

1. primary b) monumental c) mature d) life-size

2. The museum has an impressive ________ of early 20th century American paintings.

1. exhibit b) exhibition c) auction d) collection

3. The artist Hans Holbein was best known _____ painting portraits.

1. by b) with c) of d) for

4. The museum also holds many precise and detailed figure ______ done in Picasso’s youth under his father’s tutelage.

1. paintings b) portraits c) studies d) nudes

5. Salisbury produced several ____________ including depicting himself whilst painting the 1937 Coronation.

1. sketches b) still lifes c) self-portraits d) ceremonial portraits

6. 'Four Women on a Bench', oil on _______, 1991.

1. picture b) canvas c) mural d) easel

7. Her paintings __________ the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

1. paint b) draw c) depict d) characterize

8. Art collectors and __________ were more interested in Monet's earlier, Impressionist work, and his paintings from the 1910s and 1920s were considered too unstructured and unfinished.

1. colourists b) draughtsmen c) engravers d) historians

9. Picasso’s Blue Period (1901–1904) consists of somber paintings rendered in ________ of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colours.

1. fades b) shades c) colours d) views

10. Perhaps Gainsborough's most famous work, The Blue Boy is thought to be a _____ of Jonathan Buttall, the son of a wealthy hardware merchant, although this was never proved.

1. sitter b) genre painting c) canvas d) portrait