Question

A painting of very worn boots that are untied and sagging. The boots are painted using dark colors and the background uses light colors.
Through Vincent van Gogh’s use of varying brushstrokes in the above painting, he exemplifies what technique of texture?
a.
relief
c.
impasto
b.
tactility
d.
tone

Answer 1

c. impasto

Van Gogh often applied paint thickly with visible, varying brushstrokes so the surface itself is textured. That thick, raised application of paint is called impasto (distinct from tone or the general idea of tactility or sculptural relief).