Famous Artists
This Russian artist is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art.
Who was Wassily Kandinsky?
Some historians claim this very famous work of art is a self-portrait of the artist in drag.
What is "The Mona Lisa"?
This Pop Art series of works originally was painted in 32 "flavors."
What is Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup series?
Salvador Dali's "Mad Tea Party" series of 12 heliogravures were inspired by each chapter of this Lewis Carroll novel.
What is "Alice in Wonderland"?
This alliteratively named artist was once questioned as a suspect in an art theft from the Lourve.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
Now regarded as one of the world's greatest painters, this Post-Impressionist artist only sold one painting during his lifetime.
Who was Vincent Van Gogh?
This 16th-century sculpture, later completed by a different artist, originally began as a depiction of Hercules by Antonio Rossellino.
What is Michelangelo's David?
This abstract expressionist's nickname is derived from his unique style of painting, and not from the 19th-century serial killer who terrorized London's Whitechapel neighborhood
Who is Jackson Pollack (Jack the Dripper)?
Pablo Picasso created a black & white sketch to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the publication of this Spanish novel about a "knight" and his faithful sidekick Sancho Panza.
What is Cervantes' Don Quixote
Not one, but two versions of this painting, have been stolen (and subsequently recovered) from Oslo, Norway museums since 1994. (Hint - this answer appears in another question in this quiz!)
What is "The Scream?"
This US painter, known for her depictions of enlarged flowers, posed nude for the photographer who would later become her husband.
Who was Georgia O'Keefe?
There are 5 different versions of this Expressionist artist's most famous work, which bears some resemblance to the movie still poster from "Home Alone."
What is "The Scream" by Edvard Munch?
This shadowy art form was named for a finance minister in the government of French King Louis XV.
What is silhouette?
The Coldplay song "Vida la Vida" was inspired in part by this artist's "Watermelons" painting.
Who was Frida Kahlo?
A Van Gogh, Picasso and Gaguin painting, collectively worth $8 million, were stolen from the Whitworth Art Gallery in 2003, only to turn up one day later in this public space where people conduct private business.
What is a public bathroom?
This notoriously odd Spanish artist believed he was the reincarnation of his (dead) older brother, who shared the same name as he did.
Who was Salvador Dali?
This Museum of Modern Art first hung this work by Henry Matisse upside down for 46 days before anyone noticed.
What is "Le Bateau?"
This Japanese-American multimedia artist, most closely associated with the Fluxus movement, is known as much for her art as she is for her celebrated marriage to one of the Fab Four.
Who is Yoko Ono?
This song by Lady Gaga, featured on her album Artpop, was inspired by a Botticelli masterpiece.
What is "Venus"?
The priciest art theft in US history occurred in 1990 when thieves disguised as police officers stole 13 works of art, including paintings from Rembrandt, Vermeer and Manet, from this Boston museum.
What is the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum?
This Impressionist suffered from crippling rheumatoid arthritis in his hands but painted for nearly 20 years with this condition.
Who was Pierre-Auguste Renoir?
A long-running but now shuttered restaurant group in Austin shared its name with this famous Edward Hopper work of art depicting a diner.
What is "Nighthawks"?
This early 20th-century style of art takes its name from the French language and means "wild beasts." (Hint: It's one of Cathy's personal favorite styles of art)
What is Fauvism (les Fauves)?
This work of art by Sir John Everett Malais, is named after and features the doomed heroine from Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
What is "Ophelia?"
What is "Goldfinger"?