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1Fill in the blanks to summarize the passage.
Vincent van Gogh
Inspired by Arles’s
many paintings featuring
yellow to express his
1)
sunlight
, he createdmany paintings featuring
yellow to express his
2)
joy
of life.
Edward Hopper
He used yellow and dark
colors to dramatically express
people felt
colors to dramatically express
3)
loneliness
and the waypeople felt
4)
apart
.
Kim Whanki
His hometown served as
an inspiration.
an inspiration.
His use of
blue brings up images of
the sea and the
blue brings up images of
the sea and the
5)
sky
.
Henri Matisse
Using blue, he tried to
express the
he felt while swimming
in the sea.
express the
6)
freedom
he felt while swimming
in the sea.
R.C. Gorman
He painted a woman in
a red dress to suggest
the relationship between
her and
a red dress to suggest
the relationship between
her and
7)
nature
.
Claude Monet
To celebrate an autumn
moment, he painted a bright
red
reflection on the river.
moment, he painted a bright
red
8)
forest
and itsreflection on the river.
