- What was the name of the Russian artist (later a French citizen) who is credited with the development of the first purely abstract paintings?
- Which American artist began his career as a designer of war posters, and later became famous for his paintings of American life in the mid-20th century, and his landscapes of the Cape Cod area where he lived most of his life?
- What nationality was Egon Schiele, a protege of Gustav Klimt and famous for his highly expressive portraiture?
- Which British artist, famous for paintings such as “Going to The Match” (1928), was sceptical of the honours system, and holds the record for the most honours rejected by a British citizen (5)?
- Which 20th century art movement is Roy Liechtenstein considered a leading exponent of?
- What is displayed in MArcel Duchamp’s famous piece “Fountain”?
- What 1931 painting introduced Salvador Dali’s famous melting clocks to the world?
- Which colour characterizes the first of Pablo Picasso’s “periods”, lasting from approximately 1901-1904?
- Which artist created the image of a banana which was used on the cover of the iconic self-titled album by the Velvet Underground?
- Which Scottish artist, self-taught and raised in poverty, created the famous 1992 image “The Singing Butler, which became one of the best-selling images in Britain despite having originally been rejected by the Royal Academy for it’s summer exhibition?
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- What was the name of the Russian artist (later a French citizen) who is credited with the development of the first purely abstract paintings?
A: Wassily Kandinsky - Which American artist began his career as a designer of war posters, and later became famous for his paintings of American life in the mid-20th century, and his landscapes of the Cape Cod area where he lived most of his life?
A: Edward Hopper - What nationality was Egon Schiele, a protege of Gustav Klimt and famous for his highly expressive portraiture?
A: Austrian - Which British artist, famous for paintings such as “Going to The Match” (1928), was sceptical of the honours system, and holds the record for the most honours rejected by a British citizen (5)?
A: L.S. Lowry - Which 20th century art movement is Roy Liechtenstein considered a leading exponent of?
A: Pop Art - What is displayed in Marcel Duchamp’s famous piece “Fountain”?
A: A urinal - What 1931 painting introduced Salvador Dali’s famous melting clocks to the world?
A: The Persistence of Memory - Which colour characterizes the first of Pablo Picasso’s “periods”, lasting from approximately 1901-1904?
A: Blue - Which artist created the image of a banana which was used on the cover of the iconic self-titled album by the Velvet Underground?
A: Andy Warhol - Which Scottish artist, self-taught and raised in poverty, created the famous 1992 image “The Singing Butler, which became one of the best-selling images in Britain despite having originally been rejected by the Royal Academy for it’s summer exhibition?
A: Jack Vettriano
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