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A painting of buildings and a road, made using simplified shapes and abstract colors.

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The edges of the shapes angle toward a point in the background to create a sense of depth.
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The artist uses mostly curving lines to create a flowing composition.
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The shapes are arranged in a grid-like manner to help the viewer focus on the building.
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A painting of a figure harvesting wheat by hand in a field, made using naturalistic shapes and colors.

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The use of white for the figure’s shirt draws attention away from the figure.
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The warm, golden tones create the feeling of the heat of summer.
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The artist minimizes color contrasts by placing orange next to blue.
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A Japanese woodblock print depicting two seated figures, a winding river, distant mountains, a full moon, and calligraphy, made using limited colors.

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The shapes are filled with a variety of colors, textures, and patterns.
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The curved shape of the river guides the viewer’s eye to the figures in the foreground.
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The detailed, solidly colored shapes give the artwork a sense of complexity.
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1. A white marble sculpture of Minnehaha and her father, who are making arrows. Both have realistic forms and are wearing traditional Dakota clothing. 2. A portrait painting of a figure wearing traditional Sanbiza (South American) clothing, carrying a container on his back and holding walking sticks. 3. A painting of two women watching a theater production. One is holding a fan, and the other is holding flowers. The artist uses visible brushstrokes and pastel colors. 4. A painting of a figure sitting in front of a window and holding a French horn, painted in a realistic style.

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A self-portrait that shows the artist instructing two students at an easel, and is painted in a realistic style.
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A painting that shows a figure in a boat with geese along the shoreline and uses visible brushstrokes and pastel colors.
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Ming dynasty stylized dragon medallion made of silk and metallic thread.
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A painting that shows hunting equipment, including a horn, net, bow, arrow, and birdcage, and uses intricately realistic lines, shapes, and colors to create an illusion of real objects.

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The intricate, detailed shapes portray the objects with great accuracy.
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The simple shapes portray a dreamlike scene from the artist’s imagination.
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The shapes are organized to create precise symmetrical balance.
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A painting of calves being weaned in pastureland with mountains in the background, made using naturalistic colors and shapes.

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The abstract colors create a sense of movement and energy in the subjects.
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The artist uses colors straight from the tubes, with little blending.
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The many variations of browns and greens accurately represent the subjects.
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1. A painting that depicts a child on a sofa and uses simplified lines and shapes and bold colors. 2. A painting that depicts a house and a tree and uses simplified lines and shapes and bold, abstract colors. 3. A painting that depicts a person working in a garden and uses simplified lines and shapes and bold, abstract colors.

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artworks by artists of the same cultural and historic context
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artworks based on a movement focusing on color and shape
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artworks based on the theme of solitude and loneliness
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a series of four sketches of a dog, each using different shapes and showing different viewpoints

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1. A helmet mask from the Bamum Kingdom of Africa, constructed of wood, copper, beads, cowrie shells, and raffia. The mask has a headdress that depicts a highly stylized spider., 2. A Peruvian funerary mask depicting a highly stylized face. It is made of hammered gold alloy, and adorned with silver-copper shapes and cinnabar paint., 3. a Japanese mask depicting a stylized face and constructed of iron, lacquer, and silk, 4. a Tlingit mosquito mask depicting a stylized mosquito and constructed of wood, paint, copper, shell, and tanned skin

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artworks based on a theme of ceremonial masks
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artworks based on a movement of the same sculptural style
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artworks based on the same style of using wood and metal
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