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Ploughed Fields ('The Furrows') at Wheat Fields, by Vincent van Gogh
Contributed by: Forster
  • 1. What is the primary medium used by Vincent van Gogh in 'Ploughed Fields' ('The Furrows')?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Watercolor on paper
C) Tempera on wood
D) Charcoal on paper
  • 2. In which year was 'Ploughed Fields' ('The Furrows') painted?
A) 1888
B) 1880
C) 1890
D) 1885
  • 3. Where was van Gogh living when he painted this work?
A) Arles, France
B) Paris, France
C) Amsterdam, Netherlands
D) London, England
  • 4. What artistic movement is van Gogh associated with?
A) Realism
B) Post-Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Impressionism
  • 5. What is the dominant color scheme in this painting?
A) Earth tones and blues
B) Pastel colors
C) Bright reds and yellows
D) Monochrome grays
  • 6. What technique did van Gogh use to create texture in this painting?
A) Sfumato
B) Glazing
C) Pointillism
D) Impasto
  • 7. What is the perspective in this painting?
A) Bird's eye view
B) Underground view
C) Looking across the fields
D) Close-up detail
  • 8. What are the diagonal lines in the foreground representing?
A) Shadows
B) Plough furrows
C) Water streams
D) Paths
  • 9. What appears in the background of the painting?
A) City skyline
B) Mountains
C) Trees and buildings
D) Ocean
  • 10. How does van Gogh create depth in this painting?
A) Color blocking
B) Overlapping shapes
C) Atmospheric perspective
D) Linear perspective only
  • 11. What was van Gogh's main inspiration for painting rural scenes?
A) Urban development
B) Peasant life and nature
C) Religious themes
D) Mythological stories
  • 12. How does the sky appear in this painting?
A) Stormy and dark
B) Completely clear
C) Dynamic with clouds
D) Star-filled night
  • 13. What is the approximate size of this painting?
A) 30 x 40 cm
B) 50 x 60 cm
C) 73 x 92 cm
D) 150 x 200 cm
  • 14. What other famous artist visited van Gogh in Arles around this time?
A) Claude Monet
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Henri Matisse
D) Paul Gauguin
  • 15. What element creates rhythm in the composition?
A) Human figures
B) Circular patterns
C) Repeated furrow lines
D) Architectural elements
  • 16. What aspect of Japanese art influenced this painting?
A) Gold leaf decoration
B) Flat areas of color
C) Calligraphic elements
D) Complex perspective
  • 17. What conservation issue affects this painting today?
A) Mold growth
B) Cracking of canvas
C) Fading of pigments
D) Fire damage
  • 18. Who painted 'Ploughed Fields' ('The Furrows') at Wheat Fields?
A) Claude Monet
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Paul Cézanne
  • 19. What distinctive technique did van Gogh use in this painting?
A) Pointillism
B) Thick, visible brushstrokes
C) Sfumato
D) Glazing
  • 20. What structure appears in the background of the painting?
A) A farmhouse
B) A factory
C) A church
D) A windmill
  • 21. What time of day is suggested by the lighting?
A) Midnight
B) Late afternoon
C) Noon
D) Dawn
  • 22. What other famous series did van Gogh paint around this time?
A) Sunflowers
B) The Dance
C) Water Lilies
D) The Scream
  • 23. What perspective does van Gogh use to depict the fields?
A) High horizon line
B) Bird's eye view
C) Isometric perspective
D) Worm's eye view
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