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Wheat Field with Cypresses at the National Gallery, London, by Vincent van Gogh
Contributed by: Clarkson
  • 1. Who painted 'Wheat Field with Cypresses'?
A) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Claude Monet
D) Paul Cézanne
  • 2. In what year did van Gogh paint 'Wheat Field with Cypresses'?
A) 1890
B) 1879
C) 1889
D) 1885
  • 3. Where was van Gogh living when he painted this work?
A) Arles
B) Auvers-sur-Oise
C) Paris
D) Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
  • 4. What type of institution is the National Gallery?
A) Library
B) Art museum
C) Natural history museum
D) Science museum
  • 5. What is the primary medium of this artwork?
A) Charcoal on paper
B) Oil on canvas
C) Watercolor on paper
D) Tempera on wood
  • 6. Which artistic movement is van Gogh associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Post-Impressionism
C) Impressionism
D) Surrealism
  • 7. What type of trees are prominently featured in this painting?
A) Cypresses
B) Willow trees
C) Oak trees
D) Pine trees
  • 8. What is shown in the foreground of the painting?
A) Mountain
B) Wheat field
C) River
D) Village
  • 9. Which season is depicted in this painting?
A) Winter
B) Spring
C) Autumn
D) Summer
  • 10. What was van Gogh's mental state when he painted this work?
A) Traveling extensively
B) In an asylum
C) Perfectly healthy
D) Teaching art students
  • 11. What type of clouds are depicted in the sky?
A) Swirling, dynamic clouds
B) Flat, featureless sky
C) No clouds
D) Geometric cloud formations
  • 12. How does van Gogh depict the cypress trees?
A) As abstract shapes
B) As flame-like forms
C) As straight columns
D) As realistic photographs
  • 13. What art historical significance does this painting hold?
A) Exemplifies van Gogh's mature style
B) His only landscape painting
C) A collaborative work with Gauguin
D) His first major work
  • 14. What art technique did van Gogh use to create texture?
A) Impasto (thick paint application)
B) Fresco (painting on wet plaster)
C) Glazing (thin transparent layers)
D) Airbrush (spray painting)
  • 15. How does the composition guide the viewer's eye?
A) Curving lines through the wheat field
B) Central focal point only
C) Straight horizontal lines
D) Grid pattern
  • 16. What was van Gogh's nationality?
A) French
B) Belgian
C) Dutch
D) German
  • 17. Which element creates a sense of movement in the painting?
A) The minimal color variation
B) The static composition
C) The swirling brushstrokes
D) The symmetrical balance
  • 18. What was the original purpose of the painting?
A) Church commission
B) Government building decoration
C) Book illustration
D) Personal artistic exploration
  • 19. How many versions of this composition did van Gogh create?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
  • 20. What other famous painting features similar swirling patterns?
A) The Potato Eaters
B) Sunflowers
C) The Night Café
D) The Starry Night
  • 21. What color dominates the wheat field?
A) Yellow
B) Orange
C) Brown
D) Green
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