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