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?

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