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Category Archives: Art Appreciation
Art Quiz 23, set by Ted Short
1. Graffiti comes from the Italian word graffiato. What does graffiato mean?
2. Which American painter is best known for his paintings depicting the rural
American Midwest, particularly American Gothic?
(a) Edward Hopper, (b) Daniel Clowes, (c) Grant Wood, (d) Bill Watterson
3. To which Renaissance artist is Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450,300,000
at Christies in New York in 2017, usually attributed?
4. One of the most famous images of the French Revolution was painted by
Jacques-Louis David in 1793. It depicts the assassination of the revolutionary
journalist Jean-Paul _______, by Charlotte Corday. It has been described as the
first moderistic painting for “the way it took the stuff of politics as its material,
and did not transmute it
5 Which Impressionist spent 7 years on The Bathers, yet still considered it
unfinished when he died in 1906?
6. Which pointillist painted the large canvas (79 inches x 118 inches)
Bathers at Asnieres in 1884, depicting a placid suburban scene by
the River Seine?
For a bonus mark, in which famous capital city gallery would you be able to
view it?
7. Which famous photographer / singer snapped The Beatles at Brian Epstein’s house
in Belgravia at the launch of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967?
8. Vincent Van Gogh painted Starry Night in 1889 in St-Remy-de-Provence, but
from what type of building was he staying at the time?
9. The Yellow Christ and The Green Christ are two key works of Symbolism in
painting. Which French painter produced them in 1899?
10. In which city would you find the Ashmolean Museum?
Art quiz 22 Take care
8 What does the term scumbling in art mean?
Art Quiz 20
1 What colour is named Prussian?
Art Quiz 19
Art Quiz 18
1 Which Austrian artist painted the Kiss
7 Name Clement Freud’s famous brother?8 Which artist has a style of beard named after him?9 Who was the illustrationist for Peter Pan books as seen here?
10 Who designed la sagrada familia?
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Art Quiz 16
1 Which of these is a work by English artist Tracey Emin?
- My Fridge
- My Bed
- My Sofa
- My Television
- 2 Who painted this garden?
- 6 Rene Magritte’s ‘The Son of Man’ depicts a man in a suit and bowler hat. Which fruit is covering his face?
Art Appreciation – Quiz 15. July 3 rd
I hope these are answerable with some research maybe, but what else have you to do?
1What genre of art is this painting by Alphonse Mucha?2 The Girl With a….’what’? Is a 17th Century painting by Johannes Vermeer?3 Where did Toulouse Lautrec usually hang out with Absinthe?4 Which artist made this quote;?I am no longer an artist,I am a messenger for those who want the war to go on forever…and may it burn their lousy souls?5 What famous painting is on the new £20 note?6 How many art works, Paintings, Sculptures, or Photographs are called The Kiss?7 Who painted this flower?8 The painting , The Dinner Party was by a local artist. Where did we view it on one of our local art trips? N.B ( if you came should will remember)9 How many Guggenheim Galleries are there?1 0 Who did Frida Kahlo marry and how many times?11 Which British Pop Artist did this Collage?
12 Which famous statesman when asked to cut the art funding during the war,