Which one of these four types seems to dominate each painting?
The two paintings pictured above share the same subject: landscape. Claude Monet and Andre Derain created the two pictures just thirty-eight years apart. Both were painted in France. Compare and contrast these two paintings using what you have just learned about color.
To begin with, which color term best describes the use of color in each painting: objective (representational) or subjective (abstract)? Why? Give examples of colors, and their location in the artwork, to support your choice.
In Lecture 11, four types of color harmony were presented: monochromatic, analogous, complementary and triad. Which one of these four types seems to dominate each painting? Name the color harmony, name the colors from the artwork that make up the harmony, and give the location of these colors in each artwork.
Would you say that the color temperature of each painting is mostly warm or cool? Is there some mixture of both? Describe the color temperature of each painting, name the colors from the artwork that create the temperature, and give the location of these colors in each artwork.
Both Monet and Derain carefully chose their colors to create the feeling, or mood, (the content) of their landscape. How does the difference in the use of color affect the content of each painting? Describe the content of each, giving specific examples of the colors used and their location in the artworks.
Answer preview Which one of these four types seems to dominate each painting?
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