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