When Will You Marry?, by Paul Gauguin
  • 1. In what year did Paul Gauguin paint 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) 1901
B) 1879
C) 1888
D) 1892
  • 2. Where did Gauguin paint 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Martinique
B) Arles
C) France
D) Tahiti
  • 3. Which art movement is Gauguin most associated with?
A) Post-Impressionism
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Realism
  • 4. How many Tahitian women are depicted in the painting?
A) Four
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 5. What flower is prominently featured behind one woman's ear?
A) Tiare flower
B) Rose
C) Hibiscus
D) Orchid
  • 6. What was the record-breaking sale price of this painting in 2015?
A) $300 million
B) $400 million
C) $150 million
D) $250 million
  • 7. Who purchased the painting for this record price?
A) MoMA
B) The Louvre
C) Qatar Museums
D) Getty Museum
  • 8. What are the two women sitting on?
A) Chairs
B) A bench
C) Rocks
D) The ground
  • 9. Which European artist was Gauguin's contemporary and correspondent?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Claude Monet
  • 10. What artistic technique did Gauguin use for bold outlines?
A) Chiaroscuro
B) Sfumato
C) Pointillism
D) Cloisonnism
  • 11. What is the primary medium of 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Pastel
C) Watercolor
D) Tempera
  • 12. Where was Gauguin born?
A) Paris, France
B) Amsterdam, Netherlands
C) London, England
D) Brussels, Belgium
  • 13. What previous career did Gauguin abandon for painting?
A) Architect
B) Lawyer
C) Doctor
D) Stockbroker
  • 14. Which art collector previously owned the painting before its 2015 sale?
A) Rudolf Staechelin
B) Gertrude Stein
C) Peggy Guggenheim
D) Albert Barnes
  • 15. What style characterizes Gauguin's Tahitian period?
A) Rococo
B) Primitivism
C) Abstract
D) Baroque
  • 16. How old was Gauguin when he painted this work?
A) 35
B) 52
C) 28
D) 44
  • 17. Where did Gauguin die?
A) Marquesas Islands
B) France
C) Tahiti
D) Spain
  • 18. Who painted 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Paul Gauguin
D) Claude Monet
  • 19. What is the background landscape in the painting?
A) Tropical with mountains
B) Snowy mountains
C) Urban cityscape
D) Desert
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