Question 17 of 50
How does the treatment of hair in Roy Lichtenstein's 'Crying Girl' contrast with that in Botticelli's 'Venus'?
Explanation
This question requires a direct comparison between two artworks, focusing on how the element of line is used differently by each artist to depict the same feature (hair), as explained in the text.
Other questions
What is the fundamental definition of a line as presented in the chapter's introduction?
The idea that a line 'is a point set in motion' is attributed to which artist?
What is meant by the term 'artistic shorthand' in the context of defining shape and form with lines?
What does a cross contour line define?
What is an implied line?
What is a psychic line?
In the analysis of Georges de La Tour’s painting 'The Fortune Teller', which of the following is identified as an example of an implied line?
What does a horizontal line typically imply in a composition?
Which type of line most strongly suggests motion and action?
What is a contour drawing?
Which of the following best describes a gesture drawing?
Rembrandt’s 'Christ Carrying the Cross' is presented as an example of which type of drawing?
How is the line quality in Susan Rothenberg's untitled drawing of a horse characterized?
In the context of using lines to create dark and light, what is 'hatching'?
What is the technique of 'cross-hatching'?
In Alice Neel's painting 'The Pregnant Woman', how is line used as an important element?
In the context of the chapter, what is 'explicit line' in a painting?
What is meant by the term 'lost-and-found contour'?
Which artist's painting, 'Salome with the Head of John the Baptist', is used as a prime example of lost-and-found contour?
What are the 'inherent lines' within a rectangular composition derived from?
What does Sol Lewitt’s site-specific 'Wall Drawing 51' reveal?
What is the date of George Bellows's painting 'Stag at Sharkey’s', which is dominated by diagonal lines?
What medium did Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres use for his 1815 contour drawing 'Portrait of Mme. Hayard and Her Daughter Caroline'?
What material is Deborah Butterfield's 1987 sculpture 'Tango' made from?
In what year did Rembrandt create the etching 'The Three Trees', which is used as an example of cross-hatching?
What is the year of creation for Alice Neel's painting 'The Pregnant Woman'?
What are the approximate dimensions of Fernand Leger's 1950 oil on canvas, 'The Builders'?
What is the approximate date for Caravaggio's 'Salome with the Head of John the Baptist'?
In what month and year was Sol Lewitt's 'Wall Drawing 51' created?
In a line drawing such as 'The Artist's Studio' by Raoul Dufy, what do the lines actually represent?
How does a topographical map, such as the Grand Teton Quadrangle map, utilize the concept of cross contour lines?
In Georges de La Tour’s 'The Fortune Teller', a psychic line is created by which specific action or element?
How does the painting 'Evangeliste' by John Moore primarily achieve its calm serenity?
What is a key difference between the lines in Ingres's precise contour drawing and the lines in Giacometti's self-portrait?
What is the primary function of the varied line quality in Judy Pfaff's print 'Che Cosa è Acqua'?
Besides drawings and prints, where else is the technique of using line to create value demonstrated, as shown in the example of a West African Kente cloth?
Why is the use of a dark line in design sometimes described as a 'crutch'?
In Karin Davie’s painting 'Between My Eye and Heart No. 12', how are the 'lines' that compose the work described?
What is a characteristic of lost-and-found contour that makes it feel closer to our natural perception of things?
According to the analysis in the 'Inherent Line' section, how is Picasso’s painting 'Harlequin' balanced?
How are the lines in Richard Long's 'Five Paths' described in comparison to the lines in Picasso's 'Flashlight Centaur'?
In the advertisement from the New York Times Supplement (Figure B, page 130), how are shapes and forms defined without the use of line drawings?
How does the photograph of the suspension bridge (Figure A, page 132) illustrate an implied line?
According to the section on line direction, what effect do horizontal and vertical lines have within a rectangular design?
What aspect of a subject is a gesture drawing meant to capture, which is less important in a contour drawing?
What kind of expression does the 'brutal line quality' in Susan Rothenberg's untitled drawing of a horse create?
How does Pat Oliphant's cartoon (Figure A, page 140) demonstrate both hatching and cross-hatching?
In Sophie Taeuber-Arp's white-on-white relief 'Parasols', which contours are considered 'lost'?
What does the text suggest is a frequent outcome of a riveting composition?